Subsection 5: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

The committee elects its chairman and vice-chairman from among the full practitioners who are members. However, when permanent practitioners do not form the majority of the medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff of the establishment, the internal regulations may provide that the chairman and vice-chairman are elected from among all the members of the committee. For university hospital centres, the committee elects its chairman from among the teaching and hospital staff…

The duties of the chairman of the hospital medical board end when he resigns and submits his resignation to the chairman of the hospital board or when the term of office of the hospital medical board that elected him expires. If the chairman of the hospital medical board is prevented from attending, is absent for a prolonged period or resigns, his duties on the hospital medical board are assumed by…