(a) The network is created under the Health Care Authority for administrative, personnel and technical support purposes. The network shall be managed and operated by a board of directors. The board of directors is an independent, self-sustaining board with the powers specified in this article.
(b) The board is part-time. Each member shall devote the time necessary to carry out the duties and obligations of members on the board.
(c) Members appointed by the Governor may pursue and engage in another business or occupation or gainful employment that is not in conflict with his or her duties as a member of the board.
(d) The board shall meet at such times as the chair may decide. Eight members of the board are a quorum for the purposes of the transaction of business and for the performance of any duty.
(e) A majority vote of the members present is required for any final determination by the board. Voting by proxy is not allowed.
(f) The Governor may remove any board member for incompetence, misconduct, gross immorality, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.
(g) The board shall consist of seventeen members, designated as follows:
(1) The Dean of the West Virginia University School of Medicine or his or her designee;