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not be associated with the medical profession, a
hospital or an insurer; one member must represent
medical providers; and one member must represent
health insurance producers.__Any board member
appointed by the superintendent may be removed at any
time without cause;

 
(2)__Three members appointed by the member insurers,
at least 2 of whom are domestic insurers; and

 
(3)__Two Legislators who serve as the Senate and
House chairs of the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over health insurance
matters, or the Legislators' designees, who serve as
nonvoting, ex officio members of the board.

 
B.__Of those members of the board appointed by the
superintendent, one member shall serve for a term of one
year, 2 members for a term of 2 years and one member for a
term of 3 years.__Of those members appointed by the member
insurers, one member shall serve for a term of one year,
one member shall serve for a term of 2 years and one
member shall serve for a term of 3 years.__The appointing
authority shall designate the period of service of each
initial appointee at the time of appointment. All terms
after the initial terms must be for 3 years.

 
C.__The board shall elect one of its members as chair.

 
D.__Board members may be reimbursed from funds of the
association for actual and necessary expenses incurred by
them as members but may not otherwise be compensated for
their services.

 
3.__Plan of operation.__The association shall adopt a plan
of operation in accordance with the requirements of this
chapter and submit its articles, bylaws and operating rules to
the superintendent for approval.__If the association fails to
adopt the plan of operation and suitable articles and bylaws
within 90 days after the appointment of the board, the
superintendent shall adopt rules to effectuate the
requirements of this chapter and those rules remain in effect
until superseded by a plan of operation and articles and
bylaws submitted by the association and approved by the
superintendent.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection by
the superintendent are routine technical rules as defined in
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
4.__Immunity.__A board member is not liable and is immune
from suit at law or equity for any conduct performed in good
faith that is within the subject matter over which the board
has been given jurisdiction.


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