Indiana § 16-22-2.5-1 Discharge of duties

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-22-2.5-1 — Discharge of duties

Indiana § 16-22-2.5-1

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 22COUNTY HOSPITALS

Ch. 2.5Standards for Members of a Governing Board

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Ind. Code § 16-22-2.5-1 (2026).

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(a)A member of a governing board shall, based on facts then known to the member, discharge the member's duties as follows:

(1)In good faith.

(2)With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances.

(3)In a manner the member reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the hospital.

(b)In discharging the member's duties, a member may rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by one (1) of the following:

(1)A person whom the member reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.

(2)Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters the member reasonably believes are within the person's profess

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(a) A member of a governing board shall,
based on facts then known to the member, discharge the member's
duties as follows:
(1) In good faith.
(2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position
would exercise under similar circumstances.
(3) In a manner the member reasonably believes to be in the best
interests of the hospital.
(b) In discharging the member's duties, a member may rely on
information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial
statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by one (1)
of the following:
(1) A person whom the member reasonably believes to be reliable
and competent in the matters presented.
(2) Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to
matters the member reasonably believes are within the person's
professional or expert competence.
(c) A member is not acting in good faith if the member has
knowledge concerning a matter in question that makes reliance
otherwise permitted by subsection (b) unwarranted.