CHAPTER 137
An Act to amend and reenact §32.1-324 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to the Board of Medical Assistance Services.
[H 184]
Approved March 7, 2012
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §32.1-324 of the Code of Virginia is amended
and reenacted as follows:
§32.1-324. Board of Medical Assistance Services.
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 (§32.1-1 et
seq.) of this title, there shall be a State Board of Medical Assistance
Services hereinafter referred to as the Board. The Board shall consist of
eleven residents of the Commonwealth, to be appointed by the Governor
as follows: five of whom are shall be health care providers
and six of whom are not, all to be appointed by the Governor shall
not; of these six, at least two shall be individuals with significant
professional experience in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of
health care fraud. Any vacancy on the Board, other than by expiration of
term, shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. No
person shall be eligible to serve on the Board for more than two full
consecutive terms. Appointments to the Board shall be made in 1989 to establish
staggered terms as follows: two appointments for a term of one year, three
appointments for a term of two years, three appointments for a term of three
years, and three appointments for a term of four years. Subsequent appointments
shall be made for terms of four years each, except that appointments to
fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired terms. The Board shall meet at
such times and places as it shall determine. It shall elect from its members a
chairman who shall perform the usual duties of such office. The Board shall
submit biennially a written report to the Governor and the General Assembly.
B. The Director shall be the executive officer of the Board
but shall not be a member thereof.
C. The Director shall be vested with all the authority of the
Board when it is not in session, subject to such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the Board.
2. That in order to fulfill the provisions of this act,
the next two appointments of non-health care providers after the effective date
of this act shall be individuals with significant professional experience in
the detection, investigation, or prosecution of health care fraud.
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