The Commission elects its Chairman and Vice-Chairman from among the practitioners mentioned in 1° of article D. 6431-18.
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected for a two-year term by all the members of the Commission referred to in article D. 6431-18 in a two-round, first-past-the-post ballot. No one may be elected in the first round unless he or she has obtained an absolute majority of voters. In the second round, a relative majority is sufficient. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is elected.
The same practitioner may not serve as chairman of the medical committee for more than two successive terms. He may serve again after an interval of two years.
In the absence of the chairman and vice-chairman, or until their election, the committee is chaired by the oldest member able to perform these duties.