Board of regional health authority
20(1) The business and affairs of a regional health authority shall be controlled and managed by a board consisting of the following persons:
(a)
up to seven voting members appointed by the Minister; and
(b)
three non-voting members:
(i)
the chief executive officer appointed under section 26,
(ii)
the chairperson of the professional advisory committee, and
(iii)
the chairperson of the medical advisory committee.
20(1.1)In making appointments under paragraph (1)(
a), the Minister shall determine the competencies necessary to fulfil the mandate of the board and shall have regard to gender, representation from urban and rural areas, aboriginal representation and the overriding interests of the official linguistic communities.
20(1.2)Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
20(2)A member appointed under paragraph (1)(a) shall hold office at the pleasure of the Minister for a term not exceeding three years, and the term may be renewed.
20(3)A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum.
20(4)A vacancy on the board does not impair the capacity of the board to act.
20(5)If a vacancy occurs during the term of office of a member referred to in paragraph (1)(
a), the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be appointed to serve the remainder of the term of office of that member.
20(5.1)A member appointed under subsection (5) shall meet the eligibility criteria prescribed by regulation for an appointed member.
20(5.2)Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
20(5.3)Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
20(5.4)Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
20(5.5)Repealed: 2023, c.12, s.1
20(6)The chair of the board shall be appointed from among the voting members of the board by the Minister.
20(7)A regional health authority shall pay the members of its board the remuneration and expenses determined by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.
20(8)A board and its members shall conduct their affairs in the language of operation of the regional health authority.
20(9)Within three months after the chair of the board is appointed under subsection (6), the Minister shall prepare and issue to the chair a mandate letter containing
(a)
the strategic and operational direction of the regional health authority, and
(b)
the performance expectations for the regional health authority.
2002, c.R-5.05, s. 19; 2008, c.7, s.6; 2010, c.30, s.1; 2011, c.55, s.1, s.2; 2011, c.6 (Supp.), s.7; 2023, c.12, s.1