Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 14-402 - [Effective Until 10/1/2024] Membership(a)(1) Each review board consists of 11 members appointed: (i) by the county commissioners;(ii) in Baltimore City, by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council;(iii) in any county that has a county executive, by the county executive with the advice and consent of the county council; or(iv) if 2 or more counties have agreed to establish a multicounty review board, jointly by the appropriate officials of the counties served by the board.(2) Of the 11 members: (i) 1 shall be a professional representative of a local department;(ii)1. in counties other than St. Mary's County or Washington County:A. 1 shall be a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or physician who is not a psychiatrist; andB. 1 shall be a psychiatrist; and2. in St. Mary's County and Washington County:A. 1 shall be a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or physician who is not a psychiatrist; andB. 1 shall be a psychiatrist or psychologist;(iii) 1 shall be a representative of a local commission on aging;(iv) 1 shall be a professional representative of a local nonprofit social service organization;(vi) 2 shall be lay individuals;(vii) 1 shall be a registered nurse;(viii) 1 shall be a professional in the field of disabilities; and(ix) 1 shall be a person with a physical disability.(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the term of a member is 3 years.(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the review board on October 1, 1984.(3) In Charles County, the term of a member is 4 years.(4) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.(5) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 356, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 87, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2014.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2013.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.