N.Y. Correction Law § 43: Correction medical review board; organization

§ 43. Correction medical review board; organization. 1. There shall

be within the commission a correction medical review board. It shall

consist of six persons to be appointed by the governor by and with the

advice and consent of the senate. In addition, the part-time commission

members shall serve on the board. Lastly, the governor shall designate

the full-time member other than the chair of the commission and the

chair of the council as chair of the board to serve as such at the

pleasure of the governor. Of the appointed members of the board one

shall be a physician duly licensed to practice in this state; one shall

be a physician duly licensed to practice in this state and a board

certified forensic pathologist; one shall be a physician duly licensed

to practice in this state and shall be a board certified forensic

psychiatrist; one shall be an attorney admitted to practice in this

state; two shall be members appointed at large.

2. The six appointed members of the board shall hold office for five

years; provided that of the two members first appointed, after December

thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven who are not appointed to

succeed any other member of the board, one shall be appointed for a term

of four years and one shall be appointed for a term of five years from

January first next succeeding their appointment. Any appointed member of

the board may be removed by the governor for cause after an opportunity

to be heard in his defense.

3. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by

expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the

succeeded member. Vacancies caused by expiration of term or otherwise

shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.

4. The members of the board, other than the commission members, shall

receive no compensation for their services but each member shall be

entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the

performance of their duties.