§ 1411-D. Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public WelfareEffective: October 23, 2023
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Human Services Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XIV-D. Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority (Refs & Annos)
Subarticle B. Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority
Effective: October 23, 2023
62 P.S. § 1411-D
Formerly cited as PA ST 35 P.S. § 449.132
§ 1411-D. Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority
(a) Continuation.--The Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority is continued as a body corporate and politic constituting a public corporation and government instrumentality. The powers and duties of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by the board, which shall have the sole power to employ staff, including an executive director, legal counsel, consultants or any other staff deemed necessary by the board to effectuate the purposes of this article. Individuals employed by the board shall not be employees of the Commonwealth for any purpose, including for purposes of compensation, pension benefits or retirement.
(4) One member selected by each participating payer that is an insurer on behalf of the participating payer and the participating payer's parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, other associated entities and successors. The selection under this paragraph shall exclude any affiliated, subsidiary or otherwise associated Medicaid managed care organization.
(7) Participant rural hospital members, the number of which shall not exceed the number of participating payer members. The participant rural hospital members shall represent the participant rural hospitals and shall be selected from different, geographically diverse participant rural hospitals and appointed as follows:
(d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Action may be taken by the board at a meeting upon a vote of a majority of its members present in person or through electronic means. If a tie vote occurs at any meeting, it shall be the duty of the chairperson to cast the deciding vote.
(i) Compensation and expenses.--Members of the board shall not receive a salary or per diem allowance for serving as members of the board but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Reasonable expenses may include reimbursement of travel and living expenses while engaged in board business. The expenses shall be paid for by the fund.
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1967, June 13, P.L. 31, No. 21, art. XIV-D, § 1411-D, added 2023, Oct. 23, P.L. 63, No. 15, § 8, imd. effective.
62 P.S. § 1411-D, PA ST 62 P.S. § 1411-D
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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