Indiana § 16-22-2-4 - Governing board in certain counties; members; residence limitations; terms
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§ 16-22-2-4. Governing board in certain counties; members; residence limitations; terms
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to the governing board of a county hospital in a county having a population of more than thirty-six thousand (36,000) and less than thirty-six thousand five hundred (36,500).
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the governing board of a county hospital consists of seven (7) members, as follows:
(1) Three (3) members must be the members of the county executive.
(2) Four (4) members, one (1) of whom may be a licensed physician, shall be appointed by the judge of the circuit court of the county.
(c) Not more than two (2) members of a governing board appointed under this section 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:
(1) be an Indiana resident; and
(2) be appointed upon a submission made under section 11 of this chapter by the governing board of the hospital to the appointing authority.
(d) The term of office for members of the governing board, other than the members of the county executive, is two (2) years.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-1-3.1(a), (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.103; P.L.80-2011, SEC.3; P.L.119-2012, SEC.132; P.L.104-2022, SEC.107.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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