Chapter 393-1 ORGANIZATION
| (a) |
The term
"Board" shall mean the Georgia State Board of Nursing Home Administrators,
which shall consist of thirteen members, none of whom may be employees of the
United States government or of this state, and the Commissioner of Human
Resources or his/her designee, who shall serve as ex officio member of the
board with voting rights, and the Commissioner of Community Health or his/her
designee, who shall serve as ex officio member s of the Board with voting
rights. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor and
confirmed by the Senate, as follows:
| (1) |
one
member who is a licensed medical doctor in this state and who is not a nursing
home administrator or pecuniarily interested in any nursing home; |
| (2) |
one member who is a registered nurse in
this state and who is not a nursing home administrator or pecuniarily
interested in any nursing home; |
| (3) |
one member who is an educator specializing in the field of gerontology and who
is not a nursing home administrator or pecuniarily interested in any nursing
home; |
| (4) |
three members of the
public at large who are not nursing home administrators or pecuniarily
interested in any nursing home or have any connection with the nursing home
industry whatsoever. Two of these three public-at-large positions shall be
appointed from a list of three persons for each of these two positions
submitted by the Board of Human Resources. The Governor is vested with complete
discretion in appointing the third member for one of these three
public-at-large positions; |
| (5) |
one
member who is a hospital administrator in this state, who is the holder of a
master's degree in hospital administration, and who is not a nursing home
administrator or pecuniarily interested in any nursing home; |
| (6) |
six members, at least one of whom shall
represent nonproprietary nursing homes, who are licensed nursing home
administrators licensed in this state. |
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| (b) |
The term for all members shall be three
years from the date of appointment. A member may be removed as provided in Code
Section 43-1-17. All vacancies shall be
filled by the Governor for the unexpired terms in accordance with the
requirements for appointment to the vacant position. |
The Board shall elect annually from among its members a chair
and vice-chair. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board, appoint
committees and perform the usual duties of his office. In the absence of the
chair, the vice-chair shall preside at meetings and perform all duties usually
performed by the chair.
The Board shall meet a minimum of four times a year. Additional
meetings may be called by the chair.
