CHAPTER 2.5. STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS OF A GOVERNING BOARD - Indiana Statutes

IC 16-22-2.5
     Chapter 2.5. Standards for Members of a Governing Board

IC 16-22-2.5-1
Discharge of duties
     Sec. 1. (a) A member of a governing board shall, based on facts then known to the member, discharge the member's duties as follows:
        (1) In good faith.
        (2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances.
        (3) In a manner the member reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the hospital.
    (b) In discharging the member's duties, a member may rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by one (1) of the following:
        (1) A person whom the member reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.
        (2) Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters the member reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence.
    (c) A member is not acting in good faith if the member has knowledge concerning a matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (b) unwarranted.
As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.

IC 16-22-2.5-2
Confidential information
     Sec. 2. All proprietary and competitive information concerning the county hospital is confidential. A member of a governing board may not disclose confidential information concerning the county hospital to any person not authorized to receive this information.
As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.

IC 16-22-2.5-3
Removal of member
     Sec. 3. (a) A member of a governing board who violates this chapter may be removed from the governing board by action of the board.
    (b) The county executive may not:
        (1) reappoint to a governing board; or
        (2) appoint to a governing board;
an individual who violated this chapter while serving or after serving as a member of a governing board.
As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.

IC 16-22-2.5-4
Physician members
     Sec. 4. (a) A licensed physician is eligible for appointment to a county hospital governing board only if the physician is an active

member of the medical staff of the hospital or holds a position that is equivalent to being an active member of the medical staff of the hospital.
    (b) A physician who is terminated from the medical staff of the hospital is removed from the governing board by operation of law.
    (c) A physician whose clinical privileges or staff membership privileges have been significantly reduced shall be removed from the governing board by action of the board.
    (d) If a hospital governing board has two (2) physician members under IC 16-22-2-7 or IC 16-22-2-8, only one (1) physician member must be an active member of the medical staff of the hospital or hold a position that is equivalent to being an active member of the medical staff of the hospital.
As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.