§ 16-20-3-6 — Vacancies; qualified replacements

(a) Members continue to serve until their
successors are appointed. When a vacancy occurs, the original
appointing authority shall appoint a qualified person to serve the
unexpired term.
(b) Whenever a vacancy occurs on a multiple county board of
health, the local board of health shall provide to the appointing
authority a list of five (5) individuals, at least three (3) of whom must
have professional experience in one (1) of the following areas:
(1) Medicine.
(2) Nursing.
(3) Hospital administration.
(4) School superintendent.
(5) Pharmacology.
(6) Dentistry.
(7) Veterinary medicine.
(8) Social work.
(9) Legal profession.
(10) Engineering.
(11) Environmental science.
(c) The list must include at least one (1) licensed physician. The
appointing authority may select an individual from the list when filling
a vacancy.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.9-4(b),
(c).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.