CHAPTER 444
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 23.1-2402 and 23.1-2403 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors; chief executive officer.
[H 1040]
Approved April 8, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 23.1-2402 and 23.1-2403 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 23.1-2402 . Board of directors; membership; meetings; officers; employees.
A. The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors with a total of 21 16 members that consists of 19 13 appointed members and two three ex officio members. The 19 13 appointed members shall consist of six five nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, of whom two one shall be a physician-faculty members member ; five four members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, of whom two one shall be a physician-faculty members member ; three members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, of whom one shall be a physician-faculty member; and five one nonlegislative citizen members member of the board of visitors of the University to be appointed by the rector of the board of visitors of the University , all of whom who shall be members a member of the board of visitors of the University at all times while serving on the board. The President of the University and the Senior Vice-President for Health Sciences of the University, or the individual who holds such other title as subsequently may be established by the board of visitors of the University for the chief academic and administrative officer for the Health Sciences Schools of the University, and the chief executive officer of the Authority shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. The President of the University shall serve ex officio without voting privileges.
All appointed members except those who are members of the board of visitors of the University shall have demonstrated experience or expertise in business, commercial real estate, finance, health care system management, or legal affairs. Each such area of demonstrated experience or expertise shall be represented amongst such appointed members at any given time.
A majority of the 16 total members of the board shall have no direct affiliation with the University or the Authority outside of such members' service on the board.
B. The five three appointed physician-faculty members shall be faculty members of the University with hospital privileges at MCV Hospitals at all times while serving on the board.