N.Y. Public Health Law § 421: Boards of visitors; officers; meetings

§ 421. Boards of visitors; officers; meetings. 1. The board of

visitors of a hospital in the department shall elect a chairman from

among its members.

2. (a) The board of visitors of each hospital in the department, other

than the institute for the study of malignant diseases, shall hold

regular meetings at least once every three months throughout the year,

and cause to be typewritten within ten days after each such meeting, the

minutes and proceedings of such meeting, and cause a copy thereof, to be

sent forthwith to each member of the board of visitors, to the

commissioner and to the governor.

(b) The board of visitors of the state institute for the study of

malignant diseases shall meet quarterly to consider the affairs of the

institute and at the last quarterly meeting in a calendar year shall

prepare and transmit to the commissioner, a report of the work of the

institute for the twelve months preceding such meeting.

(c) The board of visitors of each hospital in the department may meet

at any time on call of the chairman.

3. Members of a board of visitors who fail to attend meetings of the

board at least twice in each calendar year shall be deemed to have

vacated their membership in such board of visitors, whereupon the

governor shall fill the vacancies so created as provided by this

chapter, unless the absence of such visitors shall be excused by the

governor.