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The Board shall consist of eleven residents of the Commonwealth to be appointed by the Governor as follows: five of whom shall be health care providers and six of whom shall not; of these six, at least two shall be individuals with significant professional experience in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of health care fraud. Any vacancy on the Board, other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Board for more than two full consecutive terms. Appointments shall be made for terms of four years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired terms. The Board shall meet at such times and places as it shall determine. It shall elect from its members a chairman who shall perform the usual duties of such office. The Board shall submit biennially a written report to the Governor and the General Assembly.B\n\nThe Director shall be the executive officer of the Board but shall not be a member thereof.C\n\nThe Director shall be vested with all the authority of the Board when it is not in session, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":206649,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 (&#xA7; 32.1-1 et seq.), there shall be a State Board of Medical Assistance Services hereinafter referred to as the Board. The Board shall consist of eleven residents of the Commonwealth to be appointed by the Governor as follows: five of whom shall be health care providers and six of whom shall not; of these six, at least two shall be individuals with significant professional experience in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of health care fraud. Any vacancy on the Board, other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Board for more than two full consecutive terms. Appointments shall be made for terms of four years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired terms. The Board shall meet at such times and places as it shall determine. It shall elect from its members a chairman who shall perform the usual duties of such office. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 781 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 440; in 1989, chapter 195; in 1992, chapter 107; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0137\">137<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61797,"section_number":"32.1-1","catch_line":"References to former sections, articles and chapters of Title 32 and other titles","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201377,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56444,"identifier":"32.1-324","token":"32.1\/10\/1\/32.1-324","url":"\/32.1-324\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-324\/","token":"32.1\/10\/1\/32.1-324","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of Medical Assistance Services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-324","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"References to former sections, articles and chapters of Title 32 and other titles\" href=\"\/32.1-1\/\">32.1-1<\/a> et seq.), there shall be a <span class=\"dictionary\">State Board<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services hereinafter referred to as the Board. The Board shall consist of eleven residents of the Commonwealth to be appointed by the Governor as follows: five of whom shall be health care providers and six of whom shall not; of these six, at least two shall be individuals with significant professional experience in the detection, investigation, or <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> of health care <span class=\"dictionary\">fraud<\/span>. Any vacancy on the Board, other than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. No <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> shall be eligible to serve on the Board for more than two full consecutive terms. Appointments shall be made for terms of four years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired terms. The Board shall meet at such times and places as it shall determine. It shall elect from its members a chairman who shall perform the usual duties of such office. The Board shall submit biennially a written report to the Governor and the General Assembly. <a id=\"paragraph-206649\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-324\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The Director shall be the executive officer of the Board but shall not be a member thereof. <a id=\"paragraph-206650\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-324\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The Director shall be vested with all the authority of the Board when it is not in session, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Board. <a id=\"paragraph-206651\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-324\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (\u00a7 32.1-324)\n\nA. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 (&#xA7; 32.1-1 et seq.), there\nshall be a State Board of Medical Assistance Services hereinafter referred to as\nthe Board. The Board shall consist of eleven residents of the Commonwealth to be\nappointed by the Governor as follows: five of whom shall be health care\nproviders and six of whom shall not; of these six, at least two shall be\nindividuals with significant professional experience in the detection,\ninvestigation, or prosecution of health care fraud. Any vacancy on the Board,\nother than by expiration of term, shall be filled by the Governor for the\nunexpired portion of the term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Board\nfor more than two full consecutive terms. Appointments shall be made for terms\nof four years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for\nthe unexpired terms. The Board shall meet at such times and places as it shall\ndetermine. It shall elect from its members a chairman who shall perform the\nusual duties of such office. The Board shall submit biennially a written report\nto the Governor and the General Assembly.\n\nB. The Director shall be the executive officer of the Board but shall not be a\nmember thereof.\n\nC. The Director shall be vested with all the authority of the Board when it is\nnot in session, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by\nthe Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 781; 1986, c. 440; 1989, c. 195; 1992, c. 107; 2012, c. 137.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}