LAC 48:V.8303. Board Membership

A. Membership of the board is determined by R.S. 40:1299.88(D) and consists of members appointed and reappointed by the governor, to serve at his pleasure, upon recommendation of each institution and organization represented: (1) a representative from Tulane University School of Medicine, (2) a representative from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, (3) a representative from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, (4) a representative from the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, (5) a representative of the American Cancer Society, Louisiana Division, (6) a representative of the Leukemia Society of America, Inc., Louisiana Chapter, (7) a representative of the Mary Byrd Perkins Cancer, Radiation and Research Foundation, Inc., (8) a representative of the Flint Goodridge Hospital, (9) a representative of the Louisiana State Medical Society, (10) a representative of the American Lung Association of Louisiana, and (11) a representation of the Acadiana Medical Research Foundation. B. A member will serve on the board for an unlimited term, subject to R.S. 40:1299:88(D). C. A member of the board may send a substitute to a board meeting, but that substitute is not entitled to a vote, nor entitled to any authorized reimbursement of expenses to which the member is entitled under R. S. 40:1299.88(E)3. A substitute member shall not be counted towards a quorum. D. If any member of the board misses three consecutive meetings the member's sponsoring institution or organization will be requested to recommend a replacement for that member to the governor. The only exception to this Section will be for circumstances uncontrolled by the absentee member explained in writing and accepted by a majority vote of the board.