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2009 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 32.1-5 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 32.1-5. Appointment of members; terms and vacancies.
There shall be a State Board of Health which shall consist of thirteen
15 residents of the Commonwealth appointed by the Governor for terms
of four years each. Two members of the Board shall be members of the Medical
Society of Virginia, one member shall be a member of the Virginia
Pharmaceutical Association, one member shall be a member of the State Dental
Association, one member shall be a member of the Virginia Nurses' Association,
one member shall be a member of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association,
one member shall be a representative of local government, one member shall be a
representative of the hospital industry, one member shall be a representative
of the nursing home industry, one member shall be a representative of the
licensed health carriers responsible under Title 38.2 for a managed care health
insurance plan, one member shall be a corporate purchaser of health care,
and two members shall be consumers, one member shall have public
environmental health expertise, and one member shall be a representative of the
emergency medical services community recommended by the State Emergency Medical
Services Advisory Board. A vacancy other than by expiration of term shall
be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.
No person shall be eligible to serve more than two full consecutive four-year terms.