Rabin Rabindran remains Counties Manukau DHB's acting chairman, the Health Minister says.
It was reported today that Rabindran had stepped aside as the fallout from the Middlemore Hospital buildings saga continues but Health Minister David Clark said that was not the case.
"Rabin Rabindran remains the acting chair of the Counties Manukau DHB," Clark said in a statement.
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"As I indicated earlier in the week, I have written to him about his position and asked for submissions. An announcement about the outcome of that process will be made in due course."
Clark wrote to Rabindran and one other board member earlier this week.
Rabindran is just three months into his role after weeks of scrutiny over the state of Middlemore Hospital.
The South Auckland hospital's buildings are riddled with toxic mould and asbestos, and sewage is reported to be leaking into the walls.
Questions have been raised over who knew about the state of the buildings and for how long.
A Counties Manukau DHB spokeswoman declined to comment, saying it was a process the minister had instigated and all comment should come from him.