North Carolina General Statutes 90-471. Board of Directors of the Institute of Medicine
(a) The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Seven individuals appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(2) Seven individuals appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(3) Seven individuals appointed by the Governor.
(b) The members of the Board of Directors should be distinguished and influential leaders from the major health professions, the hospital industry, the health insurance industry, State and county government and other political units, education, business and industry, the universities, and the university medical centers.
(c) Terms on the Board of Directors shall be for four years, and no individual may serve more than two consecutive terms. ?(2013-360, s. 12I.1(b); 2013-363, s. 4.1(a).)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-471
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3