1. (a) The voting members of the governing body of the designee under AS 18.23.300 shall be nominated as follows:

   1. (1) the hospital and nursing home facility representative shall be nominated by the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association;
   2. (2) the private medical care providers' representative shall be nominated by the Alaska State Medical Association;
   3. (3) the community-based primary care providers' representative shall be nominated by the Alaska Primary Care Association;
   4. (4) the federal health care providers' representative shall be nominated by the Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership;
   5. (5) the Alaska tribal health organizations' representative shall be nominated by the Alaska Native Health Board;
   6. (6) the health insurers' representative shall be nominated by the Alaska Comprehensive Health Insurance Association;

   7. (7) the healthcare consumers' representative shall be nominated by at least one of the following groups:

      1. (A) the Alaska chapter of AARP;
      2. (B) the Alaska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union;
      3. (C) the Alaska Mental Health Board within the department;
      4. (D) the American Cancer Society Alaska;
      5. (E) the United Way of Alaska;
   8. (8) the employers' or business representative shall be nominated by the Alaska Chamber.
2. (b) A member of the public may nominate an individual in any category under (a) of this section upon proof of the individual's membership in that category.

3. (c) The two nonvoting liaison members shall serve three-year terms and shall be selected as follows:

   1. (1) the nonvoting liaison member representing the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska shall be nominated by that board;
   2. (2) the nonvoting liaison member representing the commission established in the governor's office to review health care policy shall be nominated by that commission.
4. (d) HIE participants shall elect the voting members of the governing body at the annual meeting. Members of the governing body shall elect the officers of the governing body.
5. (e) The commissioner will appoint the nonvoting members of the governing body.
6. (f) Voting members of the governing body shall serve three-year terms so that one-third of the total number of members will change each year. A member may not serve more than two full consecutive terms. The commissioner and the two nonvoting liaison members are not subject to the two-consecutive term limit.
7. (g) A member of the governing body shall represent the interests of the group that member was elected or appointed to represent, not the specific interests of the member's individual organization or employer.
8. (h) Meetings of the governing body are subject to AS 44.62.310 - 44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act), and shall be conducted in accordance with the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.

(Eff. 3/22/2014, Register 209)

Authority: AS 18.23.300