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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The council will be governed by a board of directors, which shall be comprised of the executive director and the following members appointed by the Governor:
(a) The State Health Officer or the officer's designee;
(b) The Executive Director of the Division of Medicaid or the director's designee;
(c) The State Insurance Commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
(d) The State Superintendent of Public Education or the superintendent's designee;
(e) One (1) representative of industry; and
(f) One (1) patient representative.
(2) The board of directors shall perform the following duties:
(a) Establish policies for swiftly appointing members of the council;
(b) Develop policies for frequency of meetings; and
(c) Determine a mechanism for remaining in contact in between regularly scheduled meetings of the board.
(3) The initial meeting of the board of directors must occur before October 1, 2024. Subsequent meetings of the board must be held on a regular basis and in a format, as determined by the executive director.
(4)(a) Each member of the board of directors shall serve a term of three (3) years. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining members of the board of directors shall appoint, in a timely manner, a person to serve the remainder of the vacated term. A vacancy on the board does not affect the power of the remaining members of the board to execute its work.
(b) Subject to the availability of funding, members of the board of directors may receive per diem, as authorized under Section 25-3-69, and be reimbursed for traveling expenses and mileage, as provided under Section 25-3-41.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 41. Public Health § 41-145-7 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-41-public-health/ms-code-sect-41-145-7/
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