{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-23-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-23-5-2","heading":"Governing board; members","body":"Sec. 2. A nonprofit hospital corporation described in section 1 of this chapter must have articles of incorporation, a constitution, or bylaws that provide that:\n(1) the corporation's incorporators are the corporation's first board of trustees and the board:\n(A) is the corporation's sole governing board; and\n(B) elects the board's successors at stated periods from reputable citizens of the city and vicinity, who:\n(i) may include one (1) licensed physician; and\n(ii) must be persons interested in the benevolent work of the hospital, chosen without reference to political or sectarian influence, and who receive no compensation for their services; or\n(2) the corporation's general corporate powers will be exercised by a governing board, whose members:\n(A) may include one (1) licensed physician;\n(B) must be residents of the city in which the hospital is located; and\n(C) must be elected by a board of electors consisting of representatives from each organized church, religious association, fraternal, charitable, military, patriotic, civic organization, and labor union in the city.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 23. MUNICIPAL AND OTHER TYPES OF HOSPITALS","Chapter 5. Aid to Nonprofit and Benevolent Hospitals"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-23-5-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"5320ce6630e58099cc090915ea35d77ae21b519cb4b8886daa688fa320dcfb47","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-23-5-1","next":"us-in/ic-16-23-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}