La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-8303

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-8303 - Board Membership

A. Membership of the board is determined by R.S. 40:1299.88(D) and consists of members appointed and reappointed by the governor, to serve at his pleasure, upon recommendation of each institution and organization represented:

(1) a representative from Tulane University School of Medicine,

(2) a representative from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans,

(3) a representative from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport,

(4) a representative from the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation,

(5) a representative of the American Cancer Society, Louisiana Division,

(6) a representative of the Leukemia Society of America, Inc., Louisiana Chapter,

(7) a representative of the Mary Byrd Perkins Cancer, Radiation and Research Foundation, Inc.,

(8) a representative of the Flint Goodridge Hospital,

(9) a representative of the Louisiana State Medical Society,

(10) a representative of the American Lung Association of Louisiana, and

(11) a representation of the Acadiana Medical Research Foundation.

B. A member will serve on the board for an unlimited term, subject to R.S. 40:1299:88(D).

C. A member of the board may send a substitute to a board meeting, but that substitute is not entitled to a vote, nor entitled to any authorized reimbursement of expenses to which the member is entitled under R. S. 40:1299.88(E)3. A substitute member shall not be counted towards a quorum.

D. If any member of the board misses three consecutive meetings the member's sponsoring institution or organization will be requested to recommend a replacement for that member to the governor. The only exception to this Section will be for circumstances uncontrolled by the absentee member explained in writing and accepted by a majority vote of the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-8303

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR 13:246 (April 1987), amended LR 14:534 (August 1988).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1299.88.