Section 46:1098.4 - Board nominations by Slidell Memorial HospitalThe board members from the Slidell Memorial Hospital medical staff shall be nominated and appointed as follows:
(1) Two practicing medical staff members of Slidell Memorial Hospital shall be nominated by the medical staff of the hospital. One nominee shall be the current chief of the medical staff or his medical staff designee, and the other shall be a staff member who regularly treats patients at the hospital and who has the majority of his practice at Slidell Memorial Hospital. Both physician nominees shall have long-standing professional ties to Slidell Memorial Hospital. Medical staff nominees are not required to reside within the geographical boundaries of the district.(2) The appointing authority shall appoint as members of the board the two nominees of the medical staff.(3)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a licensed physician who is a member or former member of the board of commissioners elected pursuant to this Section, is not prohibited from contracting, subcontracting with another provider who contracts, owning an interest in an entity that contracts, or accepting employment with Slidell Memorial Hospital, provided that the contract is related to the licensed physician's practice of medicine or expertise as a licensed physician. However, such licensed physician shall recuse himself from participating in any transaction before the board relating to any contracts permitted by this Paragraph and entered into by him, by a provider with which he subcontracts, or by any entity in which he owns an interest.(b) All contracts permitted by this Section, entered into while the physician is a member of the board of commissioners, shall be disclosed to the Louisiana Board of Ethics within thirty days of the execution of the contract. The disclosure shall include the parties to the contract, the purpose of the contract, and the date the contract was executed. Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.Added by Acts 2020, No. 365,s. 1, eff. 6/12/2020.