County hospital governing board; membership; terms of office

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to hospitals established under Acts 1917, c.144, s.1. (b) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, the management of the hospital shall be under the control of a governing board consisting of four (4) members appointed by the county executive. One (1) of the members may be a licensed physician. The members shall be chosen from the residents of the county. (c) The initial terms of the members are as follows: (1) One (1) member has a term of one (1) year. (2) One (1) member has a term of two (2) years. (3) One (1) member has a term of three (3) years. (4) One (1) member has a term of four (4) years. After the initial appointments, the members serve for four (4) years. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-2-2(a).] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.35-1997, SEC.3; P.L.91-2002, SEC.4 and P.L.100-2002, SEC.4.