2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4751.03. Establishment of board; requirements of members.

§ 4751.03. Establishment of board; requirements of members.
 

(A)  There is hereby established in the department of health a board of examiners of nursing home administrators, which board shall be composed of nine members, eight of whom shall be representative of the professions and institutions concerned with care and treatment of chronically ill or infirm aged patients, and one of whom shall be a public member at least sixty years of age, provided that less than a majority of the board members shall be representative of a single profession or institutional category, and provided further that a person appointed as a noninstitutional member shall neither have nor acquire any direct financial interest in a nursing home. For purposes of this section, nursing home administrators are considered representatives of institutions. 
 

Four members shall be nursing home administrators, owners of nursing homes or an officer of a corporation owning a nursing home. The director of health or his designated representative shall be a member. All members of the board shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state. 

(B)  The term of office for each appointed member of the board shall be for three years, commencing on the twenty-eighth day of May and ending on the twenty-seventh day of May. Each member shall serve from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. 

(C)  Appointments to the board shall be made by the governor. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any appointed member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of his term until his successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. 

(D)  The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incapacity, incompetence, or neglect of duty after the member so charged has been served with a written statement of charges and has been given an opportunity to be heard. 

(E)  Each member of the board, except the director of health or his designated representative, shall be paid in accordance with section 124.15 of the Revised Code and each member shall be reimbursed for his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of such duties. 

(F)  The board shall elect annually from its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman. 

(G)  The board shall hold and conduct meetings quarterly and at such other times as its business requires. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board is necessary for the board to act. 

(H)  The board shall appoint a secretary who has no financial interest in a nursing home, and may employ and prescribe the powers and duties of such employees and consultants as are necessary to carry out this chapter and the rules adopted under it. Administrative, technical, or other services shall be performed, insofar as practicable, by personnel of the department of health. 
 

HISTORY: 133 v S 481 (Eff 4-12-70); 135 v S 131 (Eff 8-21-73); 135 v S 322 (Eff 8-30-73); 136 v H 1 (Eff 6-13-75); 136 v H 155 (Eff 6-29-75); 143 v H 623. Eff 7-24-90.