How The Members of the Board of Directors Are Chosen

• One member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, with one Board of Supervisors member to serve as an alternate
  
  
• The Director of the Orange County Health
  Care Agency
  
  
• Three health care providers, at least one of whom shall be a physician, and the other two may be any of the following: hospital administrators; administrators of managed care organizations; health care service providers; individuals from organizations who represent health care providers; or other health professionals

• Three members who are non-providers from the following areas: consumers served by CalOptima or other health care consumers; organizations representing the population of consumers served by CalOptima; or purchasers of health care
  
  
• One member from the business sector who does not qualify under any of the previous categories, except that the person may be a purchaser of health care or be employed by a purchaser of health care

• Board members must either reside or work in Orange County
  
  
• Board members should have prior board experience and knowledge of the Orange County health care delivery system
  
  
• Board members should understand management principles for large organizations, including fiscal requirements, risk and incentives, complex business enterprise planning, development and implementation, intergovernmental and community relations