Governance of the commission shall be vested in a governing body consisting of 13 members, each of whom shall have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the commission and the local initiative, nominated by the following entities, and appointed by the board of supervisors:
(a) Four members shall be nominated by the board of supervisors to represent the County of Los Angeles. No more than one member nominated by the board of supervisors shall be a member of the board of supervisors and each remaining member nominated by the board of supervisors shall possess experience as a health care administrator or as a health care provider.
(b) One member shall be a representative of private hospitals that have Medi-Cal disproportionate share status, or if that status no longer exists, that serve an equivalent patient population, who shall be nominated by the Hospital Association of Southern California.
(c) One member shall be a representative of private hospitals that do not have Medi-Cal disproportionate share status, who shall be nominated by the Hospital Association of Southern California.
(d) One member shall be a representative of free and community clinics, who shall be nominated by the Community Clinics Association of Los Angeles County.
(e) One member shall be a representative of federally qualified health centers, who shall be nominated by the Community Clinics Association of Los Angeles County, or if that status no longer exists, an equivalent group of health centers.
(f) One member shall be a physician representative, who shall be nominated by the Los Angeles County Medical Association, in consultation with other physician associations within the county.
(g) One member shall be a representative of Knox–Keene licensed prepaid health plans, who shall be nominated by the California Association of Health Plans.
(h) One member shall represent health care consumers, and at the time of being nominated, shall be a health care consumer. The initial nominee shall be nominated by the working group on the role of the consumer for the first nominee, and thereafter, by a process determined by the community advisory committee under which only health care consumers may nominate and vote for appointees.
(i) One member shall be a health care consumer advocate, who shall represent health care consumers. The initial nominee shall be nominated by the working group on the role of the consumer for the first nominee, and thereafter, by a process determined by the community advisory committee under which only health care consumers may nominate and vote for appointees.
(j) One member shall be a children’s health care provider representative, who shall be nominated by the Children’s Planning Council as the coordinating entity for organizations and agencies providing direct services to, or advocacy for, children and families within the county.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 454, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)