(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; and
B. 1 shall be a psychiatrist; and
2. 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; and
B. 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;
(v) 1 shall be a lawyer;
(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.
Tenure
(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.
Credits
Added by Acts 1984, c. 552, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 478, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 1988, c. 328, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1990, c. 240, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1993, c. 184, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2009, c. 386, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2013, c. 94, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, c. 87, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2020, c. 356, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 88A, § 110.
MD Code, Family Law, § 14-402, MD FAMILY § 14-402
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
