Indiana § 16-23-1-3 - Governing board; members; allowable name of the board; actions legalized
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§ 16-23-1-3. Governing board; members; allowable name of the board; actions legalized
Sec. 3. (a) A governing board shall manage the hospital. The board consists of seven (7) members, all of whom must be qualified voters of the county in which the hospital is located.
(b) One (1) or two (2) of the members may be a licensed and practicing physician. One (1) member may be a registered nurse.
(c) The governing board is a separate legal entity.
(d) This subsection is retroactively effective beginning January 1, 1971. The name of the board may be styled as:
(1) "The Board of Trustees of ______ Hospital", to include the full name of the hospital;
(2) the full name of the hospital; or
(3) an assumed business name under which the board conducts the board's affairs.
Any legal action taken by a board after December 31, 1970, that is questioned solely because of the board's name under this section is hereby legalized and validated.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.91-2002, SEC.15 and P.L.100-2002, SEC.16; P.L.149-2017, SEC.3; P.L.9-2022, SEC.28.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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