Section 3-44-4 - County-municipal hospital; board of trustees; powers. - New Mexico Statutes

3-44-4. County-municipal hospital; board of trustees; powers.

A.     A county-municipal hospital shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of five members who shall be appointed for two-year terms. Three of the trustees shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners and two of the trustees shall be appointed by the governing body of the municipality.   

B.     Upon approval by both the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the municipality, the board of trustees shall consist of seven members, appointed for terms of two years. Seven-member boards shall consist of four trustees appointed by the board of county commissioners and three trustees appointed by the governing body of the municipality.   

C.     The board of trustees has complete control of the management of the hospital. Once each year the board of trustees shall submit to the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the municipality:   

(1)     a report of its management of the hospital; and   

(2)     a financial statement showing all money received and expended and the purposes for which the money was expended.