§ 10302 — Delaware Health Information Network Board of Directors

Delaware § 10302

• Jurisdiction: Delaware
• Title: 16
• Part: Delaware Health Information Network
• Subch.: Purpose, Powers, and Duties; other Governing Provisions of the Delaware Health Information Network

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(a) A Delaware Health Information Network Board of Directors (“Board”) manages and operates DHIN. Board membership must include individuals with various business, technology, and healthcare industry skills who are committed to managing DHIN in an efficient, effective, and competitive manner. Board membership is comprised as follows:

(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget or the Director’s designee.

(2) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Technology and Information or the Chief Information Officer’s designee.

(3) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or the Secretary’s designee.

(4) The Controller General or the Controller General’s designee.

(5) Nine members appointed by the Governor. The Board, Delaware Healthcare Association, Medical Society of Delaware, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, Delaware Nurses Association, and other interested organizations may make nonbinding recommendations to the Governor for appointments to the Board. The Governor’s appointments must be broadly representative of the healthcare industry generally, and appointees must possess knowledge of the healthcare industry or technical expertise relevant to DHIN’s operations. Members must include representatives of medical consumers, hospitals or hospital systems, physicians, nurses, businesses or employers, and payers.

(6) a. Board members shall elect the Board chair from among the Board’s members. The chair serves as chair for a 3-year term.

b. Each member serves a 3-year term, unless the member resigns or is removed from the Board earlier. A member may continue to serve beyond the 3-year term until a successor is appointed.

c. The Governor may suspend or remove a member upon the recommendation from the Board or for misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, or neglect of duty. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular Board meetings or attends less than 50% of Board meetings in a calendar year. The Governor may consider the member to have resigned and accept the member’s resignation.

(b) A state officer or employee appointed to the Board or serving in any other capacity for the Board is not deemed to have resigned from public office or employment by reason of the appointment to or service for the Board.

(c) The number of members needed to be present at a Board meeting to have a quorum and conduct official business is a majority of members. Counting for quorum does not include member positions that are vacant.

Legislative History

71 Del. Laws, c. 177, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 21(8) ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 389, § 1 ; 77 Del. Laws, c. 368, §§ 2-5, 16 ; 80 Del. Laws, c. 329, § 1 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 137, § 3 ; 85 Del. Laws, c. 94, § 2