Indiana § 16-22-2-3.1 - Governing board in certain counties; members; residence limitations; terms; vacancy
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§ 16-22-2-3.1. Governing board in certain counties; members; residence limitations; terms; vacancy
Sec. 3.1. (a) This section applies to a hospital operated under IC 16-12-4-2 (before its repeal on July 1, 1993) that is located in a county having a population of more than forty-six thousand four hundred (46,400) and less than forty-seven thousand (47,000).
(b) The management of a hospital is under the control of a governing board. The governing board consists of nine (9) members appointed by the county executive as follows:
(1) Three (3) members must be members of the county executive.
(2) Six (6) members meeting the following requirements:
(A) At least four (4) members must be residents of the county.
(B) Not more than two (2) members appointed under this subdivision may reside in a county other than the county in which the hospital is located. A member who is not a resident of the county in which the hospital is located must:
(i) be an Indiana resident; and
(ii) be appointed upon a submission made under section 11 of this chapter by the governing board of the hospital to the appointing authority.
(C) One (1) member appointed under this subdivision may also be a licensed physician.
(c) The term of each member of the governing board is three (3) years.
(d) If a vacancy occurs due to the expiration of an appointed member's term and the county executive does not fill the vacancy within sixty (60) days from the date of expiration, the member whose term has expired is automatically reappointed for another term.
As added by P.L.56-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.91-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.100-2002, SEC.2; P.L.80-2011, SEC.2; P.L.119-2012, SEC.131; P.L.104-2022, SEC.106.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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