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A resolution modifying the requirements for a seat on the Board of Trustees of the Hospital Authority of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
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WHEREAS, on March 2, 1999, the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (the “Council”) adopted Substitute Resolution No. R99-1410 authorizing the establishment of the Hospital Authority of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Corporation (the "Hospital Authority"); and,
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-57-203 authorizes the creating municipality to establish the number of members of the board of trustees (the "Board") of said Hospital Authority, their method of nomination and appointment, their tenure of service, and such other qualifications as the Council may desire to impose; and,
WHEREAS, also on March 2, 1999, the Council adopted Substitute Resolution No. R99-1412 establishing a Board of seven (7) members, and appointing the initial members of the Board; and,
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2016, the Council adopted Resolution No. RS2016-309, increasing the number of Board members to eleven (11); and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that allowing an experienced mental health professional to serve on the Board irrespective of whether they study psychiatric medicine or psychology will best serve the Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. Substitute Resolution No. R99-1412 is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 3 and renumbering the remaining Sections accordingly:
“Section 3. From and after September 17, 2024, The Board shall be composed of eleven (11) members. Three (3) members shall be doctors of medicine certified for practice as such by the State Board of Medical Examiners and licensed by the State Licensing Board for the Healing Arts, and each of whom shall have had not less than five (5) years’ experience in the active practice of his or her profession. One (1) member shall have had special training, practice, and experience in the field of psychiatric medicine or psychology. One (1) member shall be a registered nurse. The remaining members of the Board shall be chosen without reference to occupation or profession. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation. Members of the Board shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by a majority of the whole membership of the Council. They shall serve terms of five (5) years each. Any vacancy other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided herein.”
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution modifies the requirements for a seat on the Board of Trustees of the Hospital Authority of the Metropolitan Government.
The Hospital Authority was established on March 2, 1999, when the Council adopted Substitute Resolution No. R99-1410, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-57-101, et seq. Substitute Resolution No. R99-1412 established a Hospital Authority Board with seven total members. In 2016, the Council adopted Resolution RS2016-309 which increased the number of Hospital Authority Board members to 11. The membership, as amended by RS2016-309, is currently three licensed doctors of medicine, with one of the doctors having special training, practice, and experience in the field of psychiatric medicine, one registered nurse, and seven members chosen without reference to occupation or profession.
The resolution under consideration amends the membership of the Hospital Authority Board to remove the requirement that one of the doctors have training in psychiatric medicine and instead require that one member of the board have experience in the field of psychiatric medicine or psychology. The membership of the board would be three doctors of medicine, one member having special training, practice, and experience in the field of psychiatric medicine or psychology, one registered nurse, and the remaining members chosen without reference to occupation or profession.