Qualified persons who are members of the college or a specialised commission of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique or a standing technical committee are appointed by the Minister for Health for a term of four years, renewable twice.
If a new specialised commission is created during the term of office of the qualified public figures who are members of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique, the qualified public figures who are members are appointed for the remainder of this term of office.
If a qualified public health professional who is a member of the Haut Conseil ceases to hold office before the end of his or her term of office, his or her replacement is appointed for the remainder of his or her term of office.
If a qualified public figure who is a member of the Haut Conseil fails to attend meetings of the college or specialised commission to which he or she belongs for a period of six months, he or she may, at the request of the President of the Haut Conseil, be declared to have resigned by the Minister for Health.