IC 16-20-2-11: Vacancies; qualified replacements

Sec. 11. (a) Members of a local board of health continue to serve until their successors are appointed.

(b) When a vacancy occurs, the original appointing authority shall appoint a qualified person to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. A local board of health shall provide to the appointing authority a list of five (5) individuals, at least three (3) of whom must have professional experience in one (1) of the following areas:

(1) Medicine.

(2) Nursing.

(3) Hospital administration.

(4) Pharmacology.

(5) Social work.

(6) Dentistry.

(7) Veterinary medicine.

(8) Engineering.

(9) Environmental science.

(10) Legal profession.

(11) School administration.

(c) The list must include at least one (1) licensed physician. The appointing authority may select an individual from the list when filling a vacancy.