Section 1411-D - Pennsylvania rural health redesign center authority.(a) Continuation.--The Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority is continued as a body corporate and politic constituting a public corporation and government instrumentality. The powers and duties of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by the board, which shall have the sole power to employ staff, including an executive director, legal counsel, consultants or any other staff deemed necessary by the board to effectuate the purposes of this article. Individuals employed by the board shall not be employees of the Commonwealth for any purpose, including for purposes of compensation, pension benefits or retirement.(b) Composition.--The board shall consist of the following members:(1) The Secretary of Health or a designee, who shall be an employee of the Department of Health designated in writing prior to service.(2) The secretary or a designee, who shall be an employee of the department designated in writing prior to service.(3) The Insurance Commissioner or a designee, who shall be an employee of the Insurance Department designated in writing prior to service.(4) One member selected by each participating payer that is an insurer on behalf of the participating payer and the participating payer's parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, other associated entities and successors. The selection under this paragraph shall exclude any affiliated, subsidiary or otherwise associated Medicaid managed care organization.(5) One member selected by each participating payer that is a Medicaid managed care organization.(6) One member selected by the organization representing hospitals and health systems in this Commonwealth. This member shall be considered a participant rural hospital member on the board.(7) Participant rural hospital members, the number of which shall not exceed the number of participating payer members. The participant rural hospital members shall represent the participant rural hospitals and shall be selected from different, geographically diverse participant rural hospitals and appointed as follows: (i) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of the Representatives shall each appoint one member.(ii) The Governor shall appoint the remaining members.(8) Two members appointed by the Governor who are nationally recognized experts in rural health care delivery or in developing and administering global budgets.(c) Terms.--The following shall apply to terms of the members of the board: (1) The terms of the members specified under subsection (b)(1), (2) and (3) shall be concurrent with their holding of public office.(2) The board members specified in subsection (b)(4), (5) and (6) shall serve for a term of three years and shall not be eligible to serve more than two full consecutive three-year terms.(3) A board member specified in subsection (b)(7) shall serve for a term of two years and shall not be eligible to serve more than two full consecutive two-year terms.(4) A board member specified in subsection (b)(8) shall serve for a term of four years and shall not be eligible to serve more than two full consecutive four-year terms.(5) If a member of the board leaves prior to completing a term due to change in professional status, including, but not limited to, retirement, changing jobs, failure to qualify or other reason, a new member shall be appointed or selected within 60 days of the seat becoming vacant.(d)Quorum.--A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Action may be taken by the board at a meeting upon a vote of a majority of its members present in person or through electronic means. If a tie vote occurs at any meeting, it shall be the duty of the chairperson to cast the deciding vote.(e)Meetings.--The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or as may be provided in the bylaws of the board. The board shall hold meetings at least quarterly, which shall be subject to the requirements of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).(f) Chairperson.--The Governor shall appoint a chairperson from among the board members.(g) Formation.--The board shall be formed within 90 days of the effective date of this section.(h) Conflict of interest.--Board members shall recuse themselves from discussions and actions where a conflict of interest may exist. Board members may not receive confidential information, data or material related to an entity where a conflict of interest may exist.(i) Compensation and expenses.--Members of the board shall not receive a salary or per diem allowance for serving as members of the board but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Reasonable expenses may include reimbursement of travel and living expenses while engaged in board business. The expenses shall be paid for by the fund.Added by P.L. TBD 2023 No. 15, § 8, eff. 10/23/2023.