§ 46:1053 — Commission; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; compensation;

Louisiana § 46:1053

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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§1053. Commission; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; compensation;
removal of commissioners; certain powers
A. Any hospital service district formed or created under the provisions of this
Chapter shall be governed by a board of five commissioners, hereafter referred to as
commission, who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district. The commission
shall be appointed by the police jury of the parish. Two of the first commissioners so
appointed shall serve for two years, two for four years and one for six years.
B.(1) In the parish of St. Mary for Hospital Service Districts Numbers 1 and 2, the
governing authority thereof may increase the number of commissioners to not more than
seven members; in the parish of St. Helena, the governing authority thereof may increase the
number of commissioners to not more than six members.
(2) In any district in which there are six commissioners, three of the first
commissioners so appointed shall serve two years, two four years, and one six years. In any
district in which there are seven commissioners, three of the first commissioners so
appointed shall serve two years, three shall serve four years, and one shall serve six years.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, at the expiration
of the terms of office of the commissioners of Hospital Service District Number 2 of St.
Mary Parish serving on July 1, 1991, the successors shall be appointed for a term of four
years in the same manner as the predecessor appointees were selected, and no commissioner
shall serve for more than two consecutive four year terms.
(4)(a) In the parish of Iberia, the Iberia Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 shall
be governed by a commission composed of nine members who shall be registered voters,
residents, and domiciled in the district. Seven members of the commission shall be
appointed by the governing authority of Iberia Parish to serve four-year terms. The two
additional members provided for by this Paragraph shall be appointed by the medical
executive committee of Iberia Medical Center to serve four-year terms. The medical
executive committee shall make any such appointments prior to the expiration of the expiring
term or within thirty days after receipt of written notice from the governing authority of
Iberia Parish that any such term is about to expire, whichever occurs later. The medical staff
members eligible for service on the board of commissioners of Iberia Parish Hospital Service
District No. 1 shall be physicians who are fully credentialed and in good standing with the
medical executive committee. The medical executive committee shall use all reasonable
means to involve as many of the physician medical staff members as possible in the process
of selecting and making such appointments.
(b)(i) The terms of the members of the board of commissioners in office on July 1,
2001, shall expire as provided by law. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a)
of this Paragraph or any other provision of this Section, the successor of each such member
shall be appointed for a term established by the Iberia Parish Council. However, no such
term shall exceed four years and the terms of not more than three such successors shall expire
in any one year.
(ii) Upon the expiration of the terms established by the Iberia Parish Council for the
successors appointed as provided in Item (i) of this Subparagraph, no member of the board
of commissioners shall serve more than three consecutive terms. However, service as a
result of appointment or election to fill an unexpired term shall not be considered for such
purposes.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph or any
other provision of this Section, nothing shall be construed to affect the currently serving
members of the board of commissioners of Iberia Parish Hospital Service District No. 1.
However, upon expiration of the term of office of the commission member whose term
expires on or about November 23, 2019, or the resignation of such member, whichever
occurs first, the successor shall be appointed by the medical executive committee of Iberia
Medical Center. Upon expiration of the term of office of the physician commission member
whose term expires on or about December 27, 2021, or the resignation of such member, the
successor shall also be appointed by the medical executive committee of Iberia Medical
Center. These two members shall be designated and recognized as the two commission seats
to be filled by appointment of the physician medical staff of Iberia Medical Center.
(c) A vacancy that occurs prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the
remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the predecessor appointee was
selected.
C.(1)(a) At the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to such
appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for six-year terms. The police juries shall
fill vacancies in the same manner as the predecessor appointees were selected.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph, upon the expiration of a term
of office of a commissioner of Hospital Service District No. 3 of Vermilion Parish, the term
of office of his successors to the board of commissioners of said district shall be two years.
(2)(a) The parish governing authority of the parish in which the district is located
may permit a per diem to each member of the commission in an amount of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than forty dollars for each day of his attendance at meetings of
the commission, not to exceed twelve meetings per year payable out of the funds of the
hospital service district.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the parish governing
authority of St. Mary Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the board of
commissioners of Hospital Service District No. 2 of the parish of St. Mary in the amount
provided in this Subsection for each day of attendance at meetings of the commission, not
to exceed twenty-four meetings per year.
(c) The Caddo Parish governing authority may permit a per diem to each member of
the commission of the North Caddo Hospital Service District in an amount of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each day of his attendance at
meetings of the commission, not to exceed twelve meetings per year payable out of the funds
of the hospital service district.
(d) The governing authorities of Calcasieu Parish and Cameron Parish may permit
a per diem to each member of the commission of the Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Service
District in an amount of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars
for each day of his attendance at meetings of the commission, not to exceed twelve meetings
per year payable out of the funds of the hospital service district.
(e) The governing authorities of Madison Parish may permit a per diem to each
member of the commission of the Madison Parish Hospital Service District in an amount of
not less than forty dollars nor more than seventy-five dollars for each day of attendance at
meetings of the commission, not to exceed twenty-four meetings per year payable out of the
funds of the hospital service district.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
authority of St. Charles Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the commission of
a hospital service district in the parish in an amount of not less than forty dollars nor more
than sixty dollars for each day of attendance at meetings of the commission, not to exceed
twelve meetings per year.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
authority of Concordia Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the Concordia
Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars for
each day of attendance at meetings of the commission, not to exceed twelve meetings per
year.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
authority of St. Landry Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the commission of
Hospital Service District No. 1 of St. Landry Parish in an amount of not less than forty
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each day of attendance at meetings of the
commission, not to exceed twelve meetings per year, payable out of the funds of the hospital
service district.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
authority of Vermilion Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the commission of
Vermilion Parish Hospital Service District No. 3 in an amount not to exceed one hundred
twenty-five dollars for each day of attendance at meetings of the commission, not to exceed
twelve regular meetings per year and four special meetings per year, payable out of the funds
of the hospital service district.
(j) In lieu of the per diem provided for in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the
governing authority of Ouachita Parish may permit the payment of a salary to each member
of the commission of the Ouachita Parish hospital service district within which the G. B.
Cooley Hospital is situated in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per month,
payable from funds of the district.
(3) Any member of the commission may be removed from office for cause and his
appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing
authority which appointed him.
D.(1) The governing authority of the parish of Washington may increase to ten the
number of commissioners for the Washington Parish Hospital Service District Number One.
One commissioner shall be appointed from each of the eight wards in that district. One
additional member shall be appointed from Ward Three. The other additional member shall
be an active medical staff member of the Riverside Medical Center who is a resident of the
district and who shall be recommended to the parish governing authority by the medical staff
of the Riverside Medical Center for appointment. The term of the medical staff member
shall be two years.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, the governing
authority of Washington Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the commission
in an amount not to exceed seventy-five dollars for each day of his attendance at meetings
of the commission not to exceed twelve regular meetings per year and twelve emergency
meetings per year, payable out of funds of the hospital service district.
E. In the parish of Ouachita, the Ouachita Parish Hospital Service District within
which is situated the G. B. Cooley Hospital, shall be governed by a board composed of seven
members. One of the first additional commissioners so appointed shall serve for two years,
and one for four years; thereafter, their terms shall be as provided in Subsection C of this
Section.
F. In the parish of Richland, the Richland Parish Hospital Service District, within
which is situated the Richland Parish Hospital, shall be governed by a board of
commissioners composed of seven members. These two additional members shall be
medical doctors. One of the first additional commissioners so appointed shall serve for two
years, and one for four years; thereafter, their terms shall be as provided in Subsection C of
this Section. The Richland Parish Hospital Service District Number 1-B, within which is
situated the Richardson Medical Center in Rayville, shall be governed by a board of
commissioners consisting of six members. One of the members shall be a physician selected
by the staff of the Richardson Medical Center. Notwithstanding any other provision to the
contrary, the parish governing authority of Richland Parish may permit a per diem to each
member of the board of commissioners of the Richland Parish Hospital Service District in
an amount of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each day of his
attendance at meetings of the commission, not to exceed twenty-four meetings per year
payable out of the funds of the hospital service district.
G. The Hospital Service District Number One of the parish of Avoyelles shall be
governed by a board of commissioners composed of seven members. One of the first
additional commissioners so appointed shall serve for two years, and one for four years;
thereafter, their terms shall be as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
H. In the parish of Allen, the governing authority thereof may increase the number
of commissioners to not more than seven members. One of the first additional
commissioners so appointed shall serve for two years, and one for four years; thereafter, their
terms shall be as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
I. In the parish of Bienville, the governing authority thereof may increase the number
of commissioners for the hospital service district therein to not more than seven. Of the
commissioners so appointed, three shall serve an initial term of three years, three others shall
serve an initial term of four years, and the other member shall serve an initial term of six
years.
J.(1) In the parish of Union, the East Union Parish Hospital Service District shall be
governed by a board composed of seven commissioners appointed in such a manner that
there shall be a resident of each of Wards One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight of the parish
and one at-large member. Such at-large member shall be appointed by the board and shall
serve an initial term of two years. The member from Ward One shall serve an initial term
of four years. Thereafter, their terms shall be as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
(2) Board members serving on the effective date of this Subsection shall serve until
the expiration of their terms, and their successors shall be appointed in such a manner that
there shall be a resident of each of Wards Two, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight, all to serve terms
as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
K.(1) In the parish of Vermilion, Hospital Service District No. 1 shall be governed
by a commission composed of eight members. Each chief of the medical staff at the Abrom
Kaplan Memorial Hospital shall be a member of the commission during his term in office.
The other additional members provided for by this Paragraph shall be appointed for initial
terms of six years each by the police jury of the parish of Vermilion and thereafter shall serve
four-year terms.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
authority of Vermilion Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the commission in
an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars for each day of his attendance at meetings of
the commission not to exceed twenty-four regular meetings per year and twelve special
meetings per year, payable out of funds of the hospital service district.
L.(1) The Vermilion Parish Hospital Service District No. 2 shall be governed by a
board of commissioners composed of seven members. One member shall be appointed by
the parish governing authority from among the physicians who are residents of the district.
If no physician is willing to serve, then the parish governing authority may appoint any
person who is otherwise eligible to fill the office. Members appointed from among the
physicians of the district and members appointed in place of such member shall serve two-year terms. All other members shall serve four-year terms.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, the governing
authority of Vermilion Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the commission in
an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars for each day of his attendance at
meetings of the commission not to exceed twenty-four regular meetings per year and twelve
special meetings per year, payable out of funds of the hospital service district.
M.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, any hospital service
district formed or created in the parish of Terrebonne under the provisions of this Chapter
shall be governed by a board composed of not less than five nor more than eleven
commissioners, hereafter referred to as the commission or the board of commissioners, and
the parish governing authority shall establish the exact number of commissioners and appoint
them.
(2)(a) Insofar as possible the initial commissioners shall be appointed with staggered
terms so that a substantially equal number of commissioners are appointed for one-, two-,
and three-year initial terms and if eleven commissioners are appointed, four commissioners
shall serve for a term of one year, four commissioners shall serve for a term of two years, and
three commissioners shall serve for a term of three years.
(b)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the terms of the
eleven members of the board of commissioners of Hospital Service District No. 1 of
Terrebonne Parish serving on the effective date of this Subparagraph shall be as provided in
Item (ii) of this Subparagraph.
(ii)(aa) Of the five commissioners whose terms are set to expire in 2012, the terms
of two of such commissioners shall be extended by one year as determined by lot at the first
meeting of the board after the effective date of this Subparagraph.
(bb) The terms of the remaining three commissioners whose terms are set to expire
in 2012 shall expire in 2012.
(cc) The terms of the three commissioners whose terms are set to expire in 2013 shall
be extended by one year.
(dd) The terms of the three commissioners whose terms are set to expire in 2011
shall expire in 2011.
(3)(a) Upon the expiration of the term of a commissioner as provided in
Subparagraph (2)(b) of this Subsection, a successor shall be appointed by the parish
governing authority for a term of four years.
(b) No person who has been appointed to serve as a commissioner for more than two
and one-half terms in three consecutive terms, which period of service began on or after
August 15, 1997, shall be appointed for a succeeding term.
(c) All commissioners shall be subject to removal only upon a showing of just cause
by the parish governing authority.
(4) If a vacancy occurs for any other reason, a successor commissioner shall be
appointed by the parish governing authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(5) A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and may
succeed himself when so appointed by the parish governing authority subject to the limitation
provided in Subparagraph (3)(b) of this Subsection.
(6) Each commissioner shall be a registered voter with a minimum of two years prior
residency within the parish.
(7) Any board of commissioners in the parish of Terrebonne may contract with the
Terrebonne Parish governing authority under the provisions of the Local Services Law and
other constitutional and statutory authority with respect to the planning, financing,
construction, maintenance, and operation of Terrebonne General Hospital, including but
without limitation the issuance of bonds by the hospital district as authorized by law for
financing any portion of project cost and the expenditure of hospital bond funds of the parish
of Terrebonne, on such terms and conditions as the board of commissioners and the
governing authority shall determine to be in the public interest.
(8) The board of commissioners may appoint a hospital director and otherwise
provide for the administration of any facilities under its control without the approval of the
medical staff as elsewhere required in this Chapter but in so doing may consult with the
medical staff or others as the commissioners deem appropriate.
(9) The terms and provisions of any agreement between the board of commissioners,
as the governing authority of the hospital district, and the governing authority of the parish
of Terrebonne, shall control over other provisions of this Chapter with respect to the
planning, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation of Terrebonne General
Hospital unless prohibited by law.
N.(1)(a) The governing authority of the parish of Caddo may increase the number
of commissioners for the North Caddo Hospital Service District therein to nine. The three
additional commissioners so appointed shall each serve an initial term of up to four years.
(b) The initial terms of the three additional commissioners so appointed pursuant to
Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection shall terminate as follows: one shall terminate on
July 1, 2003, one on July 1, 2004, and one on July 1, 2005.
(c) The commissioners so appointed shall draw lots at the first meeting of the board
to determine which commissioner shall serve for each of such initial terms.
(2)(a) The commissioners serving on June 18, 2003, shall continue to serve until the
expiration of their current terms; thereafter, each successor of such members shall be
appointed to a term of six years. However, if upon the effective date of this Subparagraph
the successor to the member whose term expires on July 1, 2003, as provided in
Subparagraph (1)(b) of this Subsection, has been appointed to fill such vacancy, such
member shall serve a six-year term.
(b) In the event that a commissioner's position on the board should become vacant
by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, prior to the expiration of his term, such vacancy
shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
O. The Acadia-St. Landry Hospital Service District shall be governed by a board of
commissioners composed of six members. The additional commissioner herein provided for
shall be appointed from the active medical staff serving the district. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Subsection C of this Section, the additional commissioner so appointed shall
serve a term of two years and his successors shall serve terms of two years. The terms of all
other commissioners shall be as otherwise provided in this Section.
P. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the parish governing
authority of Iberia Parish may permit a per diem to each member of the commission in an
amount of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than forty dollars for each day of his
attendance at meetings of the commission not to exceed thirty-six meetings per year, payable
out of the funds of the hospital service district.
Q.(1) Concordia Parish Hospital Service District Number One shall be governed by
a board of commissioners composed of seven members. The two additional commissioners
provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed initially by the governor. Each such
appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. One of the
additional commissioners shall be appointed to serve an initial term of two years and one to
an initial term of four years. The initial additional members appointed pursuant to this
Subsection may be removed from office for cause and the appointment rescinded by the
governor.
(2) Upon expiration of the term of each of the initial two additional commissioners
appointed pursuant to this Subsection, the successors of one of such additional
commissioners shall be appointed by the police jury of the parish and shall serve six-year
terms and be subject to removal as provided in Subsection C of this Section. Each of the
successors of the remaining additional commissioner shall be designated as the physician
member. The medical staff of the Riverland Medical Center shall elect an active member
of the medical staff at the medical center to serve as the physician member. The term of the
physician member shall be two years. The physician member is subject to the requirements
of Subsection A of this Section that commissioners be qualified voters and residents of the
district.
R. The Catahoula Parish Hospital Service District Number One shall be governed
by a board of commissioners composed of seven members. The two additional
commissioners provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed by the governing authority
of Catahoula Parish, shall serve initial terms of six years each, and thereafter shall serve six
year terms as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
S. The Catahoula Parish Hospital Service District Number Two shall be governed
by a board of commissioners composed of seven members. The two additional members
provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed by the governing authority of Catahoula
Parish and shall serve initial terms of two years each, and their successors thereafter shall
serve six-year terms as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
T. The Lower South Cameron Memorial Hospital Service District shall be governed
by a board of commissioners composed of seven members. The two additional members
provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed by the governing authority of Cameron
Parish and shall serve initial terms of two years each, and their successors thereafter shall
serve six-year terms as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
U.(1) The Natchitoches Parish Police Jury may increase the membership of the board
of commissioners of the Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District to not more than seven
members. The two additional members provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed
by the police jury for initial terms of six years each and their successors shall serve six-year
terms.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, one of the members
appointed to the Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District shall be a member of the
governing authority of Natchitoches Parish.
V.(1) The Pointe Coupee Parish Hospital Service District Number One, or the Pointe
Coupee Parish Health Services District Number One if the hospital service district is so
renamed as provided in R.S. 46:1051(D), shall be governed by a board of commissioners
composed of nine members. The additional commissioners provided for by this Subsection
shall be appointed by the governing authority of Pointe Coupee Parish. Two of the additional
commissioners so appointed shall serve initial terms of two years each, and two shall serve
initial terms of four years each; thereafter, their successors shall serve six-year terms as
provided in Subsection C of this Section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, two of the members
appointed to the board of commissioners of the district may be members of the governing
authority of Pointe Coupee Parish.
W. The Rayne Branch Hospital Service District of the parish of Acadia shall be
governed by a board of commissioners composed of seven members. The two additional
members provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed by the governing authority of
Acadia Parish and shall serve initial terms of six years each, and their successors thereafter
shall serve six-year terms as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
NOTE: SUBSECTION X AS PER ACTS 1988, NO. 396, §1 AND ACTS
1988, NO. 768, §1:
X. The Plaquemines Parish Hospital Service District Number One shall be governed
by a board of commissioners composed of nine members, one from each councilmanic
district of Plaquemines Parish. Each such member shall be a qualified voter and resident of
the district and shall be appointed by the Plaquemines Parish Council from nominations by
the president of Plaquemines Parish. Such members shall serve terms concurrent with the
terms of the Plaquemines Parish Council.
NOTE: SUBSECTION X AS PER ACTS 1988, NO. 876, §1:
X. The board of commissioners of the Plaquemines Parish Hospital Service District
Number One shall be composed of nine commissioners, one from each of the Plaquemines
Parish council districts, who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district, nominated
by the parish president or parish council, and appointed by the Plaquemines Parish Council.
Y.(1) The Hospital Service District Number One of East Baton Rouge Parish shall
be governed by a board of commissioners composed of nine members.
(2) The two members added to the board by Act 149 of the 2002 First Extraordinary
Session shall be appointed by the parish governing authority and shall serve initial terms of
four years each, and their successors shall serve four-year terms.
(3) The terms of the members of the board of commissioners in office on the
effective date of this Paragraph shall expire as provided by law. The successors of each such
member shall be appointed for four-year terms.
(4) At least one member of the board of commissioners shall be a practicing
physician who resides in the district.
Z. The Merryville Hospital Service District of Beauregard Parish shall be governed
by a board of commissioners composed of seven members. The two additional members
provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed by the mayor and board of aldermen of
the town of Merryville and shall serve initial terms of two years each, and their successors
shall serve six-year terms.
AA. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the Hospital
Service District Number One of St. Landry Parish shall be governed by a board of
commissioners composed of seven members. One additional commissioner provided for by
this Subsection shall be appointed by the St. Landry Parish Police Jury and shall serve six-year terms and the other additional commissioner shall be the chief of the medical staff of
the hospital located within said service district and shall serve a term concurrent with his
term as chief of staff.
BB.(1) In the parish of Jackson, the Jackson Parish Hospital Service District shall
be governed by a commission composed of five members who possess the qualifications
provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. The commission members shall be appointed
by a majority vote of the police jury of the parish for six-year terms.
(2) The commission members shall be qualified voters and residents of Jackson
Parish and shall possess the following qualifications:
(a) One commission member shall possess financial expertise and be an officer or
owner of a bank or group of banks in the parish.
(b) One commission member shall possess legal expertise and be a licensed attorney
in good standing in the parish who is not employed by the district attorney's office.
(c) One commission member shall possess medical expertise and be a licensed
healthcare professional who practices at the hospital service district hospital in the parish.
(d) One commission member shall possess business or accounting expertise, practice
his profession in the parish, and be a licensed certified public accountant or hold a master's
degree in business administration.
(e) One commission member shall possess managerial expertise and be employed
by a manufacturer located in the parish which has more than two hundred employees and
manufactures products made from pulp wood or other fibrous materials.
CC. Hospital Service District No. 1 of Assumption Parish shall be governed by a
board of commissioners composed of seven members. The two additional members
provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed by the parish governing authority and shall
serve initial terms of two years. Such initial terms shall not begin prior to January 1, 1996.
Successors to the two additional members shall serve six-year terms.
DD.(1) The Claiborne Parish Hospital Service District Number Three shall be
governed by a board of commissioners composed of nine members. The governing authority
of Claiborne Parish shall appoint the commissioners as follows:
(a) One member appointed from police jury district numbers one and two.
(b) One member appointed from police jury district numbers three and four.
(c) One member appointed from police jury district numbers five and six.
(d) One member appointed from police jury district numbers seven and eight.
(e) One member appointed from police jury district numbers nine and ten.
(f) Two members appointed, at large, from Claiborne Parish.
(g) Two physicians practicing medicine within Claiborne Parish.
(2) The terms of the initial seven non-physician members shall be determined by lot
at the first meeting with one commissioner serving for one year, two commissioners serving
for two years, two commissioners serving for three years, and two commissioners serving for
four years. Their successors shall each serve four-year terms.
(3) The terms of the initial two physicians shall be determined by the governing
authority of Claiborne Parish, prior to the first meeting of the district, with one physician
serving for one year and the other physician serving for two years, and their successors shall
each serve two-year terms.
(4) All vacancies or replacements shall be filled by appointment by the governing
authority of Claiborne Parish. Nothing in this Subsection shall impair or affect the operation
of any hospital service district in Claiborne Parish.
EE. In the parish of Beauregard, the Hospital Service District Number Two shall be
governed by a board of commissioners composed of ten members. The additional members
provided for by this Subsection shall be appointed by the governing authority and shall serve
staggered initial terms with two commissioners appointed for two years, two for three years,
and one for four years. Thereafter, such additional commissioners shall serve six-year terms
as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
FF. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in addition to any
other authority granted by law, the governing authority of a parish having a population in
excess of twenty thousand eight hundred but not more than twenty-two thousand persons
based on the latest federal decennial census may appoint a physician who is an active
member of the hospital medical staff of the district to the board of commissioners for a parish
hospital service district. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
physician so appointed shall be designated as the physician member of the board of
commissioners.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 562.
NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 536.

Legislative History

Acts 1988, No. 396, §1; Acts 1988, No. 768, §1; Acts 1988, No. 876, §1; Acts 2019, No. 396, §1Acts 1990, No. 358, §1; Acts 1991, No. 339, §1; Acts 1991, No. 407, §1; Acts 1992, No. 475, §1; Acts 1992, No. 917, §1; Acts 1993, No. 4, §1; Acts 1993, No. 9, §1, eff. May 18, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 494, §3, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 6, §1, eff. May 25, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 12, §1, eff. May 25, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 582, §1; Acts 1995, No. 934, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1174, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1267, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 79, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1083, §2; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1, eff. April 14, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 360, §1; Acts 2001, No. 687, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 37, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1, eff. April 24, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 400, §§1 and 2, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 592, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 313, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 98, §1; Acts 2011, No. 47, §1; Acts 2011, No. 286, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 138, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 139, §1; Acts 2017, No. 149, §1; Acts 2017, No. 156, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 2019; Acts 2018, No. 52, §1; Acts 2018, No. 94, §1; Acts 2018, No. 153, §1, eff. May 15, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 62, §1, eff. June 3, 2019; Acts 2019, No. 346, §1; Acts 2022, No. 321, §§1, 2, eff. June 10, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 122, §1; Acts 2023, No. 232, §1, eff. July, 1, 2023; Acts 2025, No. 430, §1.