TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 59

IDAHO RURAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROGRAM

39-5904.  joint Health care access and physician incentive grant review board. (1) The director shall appoint the members of a board to be known as the joint health care access and physician incentive grant review board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. Board members shall not be compensated, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for attendance at board meetings.

(2)  The board shall meet at least annually, for the purposes described in this chapter.

(3)  The board shall be composed of the following: a representative from the Idaho academy of family physicians, a representative from the nurse practitioner conference group, a rural hospital administrator, a representative from the physician assistant association, a representative from the office of rural health, division of public health, a faculty member from one (1) of the Idaho family medicine residency programs, an Idaho medical association representative, an Idaho hospital association representative, an Idaho primary care association representative, an Idaho area health education center representative, a medical student program administrator representative from each state supported program, and an Idaho association of counties representative.

(4)  Appointments to the board shall be for three (3) years. Board members may be reappointed at the end of each three (3) year period. Initial appointments shall be staggered in such a manner that approximately one-third (1/3) are appointed for one (1) year, one-third (1/3) are appointed for two (2) years, and one-third (1/3) are appointed for three (3) years.

(5)  A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority vote is required by the quorum in finalizing decisions.

History:

[39-5904, added 2000, ch. 262, sec. 2, p. 736; am. 2007, ch. 199, sec. 3, p. 609; am. 2012, ch. 44, sec. 6, p. 134.]