The president of the college and the deputy presidents are appointed by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health for a renewable term of three years. The chairman of the college is not subject to the hierarchical authority of the chairman of the board of directors or the director of the Office national d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales. It may be renewed once. When seconded, they are assessed by the Chairman of the National Medical Accidents Commission. The other members of the College are appointed by order of the Minister for Health for a renewable term of three years.
If the chairman is a member of the Conseil d’Etat, a magistrate from the administrative court system or a magistrate from the judicial court system, he will be seconded to the Office. The secondment is for a period of three years. It may be renewed once.