Section 151-A:3 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
I. There shall be a board of examiners of nursing home administrators, which board shall be composed of 9 members, as follows: Four members shall be nursing home administrators duly licensed and registered under this chapter; four members shall be selected from other professions and institutions concerned with the care of chronically ill and infirm aged patients; and one member representative of the public at large; provided, however, that no more than 2 of the members of the board shall be officials or full time employees of state or local governments; and, provided further, that less than a majority of the board shall be representatives of a single profession or institutional category. All members of the board shall be citizens of the United States or shall have declared their intent to become citizens of the United States, and shall be residents of this state. The noninstitutional members shall have no direct financial interest in any nursing home.
II. Terms of Office. Three members of the initial board shall be appointed for a one-year term of office; 3 members of the initial board shall be appointed for a 2-year term of office; and 3 members of the initial board shall be appointed for a 3-year term of office. Thereafter, the term of office for each member of the board shall be 3 years. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.
III. Nominations and Appointments.
(a) Appointments to the board shall be made by the governor after consultation with the associations and societies appropriate to the disciplines and professions representative of the vacancies to be filled.
(b) Each member of the board, before beginning the member's term of office, shall receive a certificate of appointment, and shall file the constitutional oath of office.
(c) The governor may remove any examiner for misconduct, incapacity, incompetence, or neglect of duty after the examiner so charged has been served with a written statement of charges and has been given an opportunity to be heard.
(d) Each member of the board shall receive $50 for each day actually engaged in the duties of the office, plus reasonable expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.
IV. (a) The board shall elect annually from its membership a chairperson and vice-chairperson.
(b) The board shall hold 2 or more meetings each year. At any meeting a majority shall constitute a quorum.
V. The secretary of the board shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the board. The secretary shall be the executive officer of the board but shall not be a member of the board. The secretary shall have such powers and perform such duties as are prescribed by law and the rules of the board.
VI. The board shall be an administratively attached agency, under RSA 21-G:10, to the department of health and human services.
Source. 1969, 459:1. 1973, 83:1. 1977, 477:3, 4. 1985, 416:11. 1989, 337:1. 1998, 137:3, 4, eff. Aug. 7, 1998.