§ 16-22-2-11 — Vacancies on governing board

Indiana § 16-22-2-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 22: COUNTY HOSPITALS
• Ch. 2: County Hospital Governing Boards

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(a) Except as provided in section 12 of this
chapter, whenever a vacancy occurs on the governing board, the
existing governing board shall submit a list of the following:
(1) At least one (1) but not more than three (3) candidates for
each vacancy to be filled to the appointing authority.
(2) Qualifications for assessment of a candidate for each vacancy.
(b) For each vacancy, the appointing authority may do one (1) of the
following:
(1) Appoint one (1) of the candidates submitted by the governing
board.
(2) Request and receive from the governing board a second list of
at least one (1) but not more than three (3) candidates.
(3) Appoint an individual who meets the requirements concerning
board members and who was not named in the initial list
submitted by the governing board.
The appointing authority shall consider the list of qualifications
submitted by the governing board under subsection (a)(2) when making
an appointment.
(c) If the appointing authority requests and receives a second list of
candidates under subsection (b)(2), the appointing authority may do
one (1) of the following:
(1) Appoint one (1) candidate named in the second list.
(2) Appoint an individual who meets the requirements concerning
board members and who was not named in the second list of
candidates submitted by the governing board.
(d) The appointment for a vacancy shall be made not more than
sixty (60) days after submission of the initial list of candidates under
subsection (a).
(e) If the vacancy occurred due to the expiration of a member's term
and the vacancy is not filled within sixty (60) days of the expiration
date, the member whose term expired is automatically reappointed for
another term.
(f) Each candidate submitted by the governing board must meet the
requirements concerning governing board members.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-12-1-3(f), (j), (k), (l),
(m), (n); 16-12-1-3.1(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i); 16-12-2-2(c), (d), (e),
(f), (g); 16-12.1-2-2(c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.56-1995, SEC.4; P.L.80-2011, SEC.7.