The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors is four years, with the exception of the members mentioned in 1° bis of article R. 1413-3. For the latter, the term of office of deputies ends with the legislature for which they were elected and the term of office of senators ends with each partial renewal of the Senate. The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors is renewable once.
The following are appointed by order of the Minister for Health:
1° The members mentioned in 1° bis of the I of article R. 1413-3, after designation by the president of their respective assembly;
2° The member mentioned in 2° of the I of article R. 1413-3, on the proposal of the Union nationale des caisses d’assurance maladie;
3° The members mentioned in b, c and d of 3°, 4° and a and b of 6° of the I of article R. 1413-3, on the proposal of the bodies or organisations they represent;
4° The representative of the regional health agencies mentioned in a of 3° of Article R. 1413-3, the representatives of associations mentioned in 5° of I of Article R. 1413-3, the qualified persons mentioned in 7° of I of Article R. 1413-3;
5° Staff representatives, elected in accordance with 8° of the I of article R. 1413-3.
For each member of the Board of Directors, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° bis and 7° of article R. 1413-3, an alternate is appointed under the same conditions as the full member.
Appointments to the Board of Directors are made in accordance with the rules defined in the first two paragraphs of article L. 1411-5-2, specified in section 3 of chapter I of title I of book 4 of part one.