| (1) | The Board consists of no less than 7 members and no more than 12 members appointed by the Minister as follows: |
| (a) | five members who have expertise in, among others, medicine, pharmacy, reproductive and maternal health, nursing, pediatrics, surgery, clinical governance and clinical risk management, occupational health and safety, infection control, and public health, nominated by institutions of higher learning or any other institution; |
| (b) | one member appointed on account of his or her knowledge of the law; |
| (c) | one member appointed on account of his or her knowledge of economics and financial matters or accounting; |
| (d) | one member appointed on account of his or her knowledge of private healthcare sector; |
| (e) | one member appointed on account of his or her knowledge of public healthcare and public administration; |
| (f) | one member appointed on account of his or her knowledge of quality assurance; |
| (g) | one representative from organised labour; and |
| (h) | one representative from civil society or the community. |
[Section 79B amended by section 5 of Act No. 12 of 2013]
