1. (a)

   1. (1) Each review board consists of 8 members recruited and appointed:

      1. (i) by the county commissioners;
      2. (ii) in Baltimore City, by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council;
      3. (iii) in any county that has a county executive, by the county executive with the advice and consent of the county council; or
      4. (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. (2) Of the 8 members:

      1. (i) 1 shall be a professional representative of a local department;

      2. (ii) 1. In counties other than Charles County:

         1. A. 1 shall be a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, or physician who is not a psychiatrist; and
         2. B. 1 shall be a psychiatrist, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, or a professional with expertise in prescribing or oversight of mental health medications; and

         3. 2. in Charles County:

            1. A. 1 shall be a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or physician who is not a psychiatrist; and
            2. B. 1 shall be a psychiatrist or physician's assistant or nurse practitioner in the field of psychiatry;
      3. (iii) 1 shall be a representative of a local commission on aging;
      4. (iv) 1 shall be a professional representative of a local nonprofit social service organization;
      5. (v) 1 shall be a lawyer;
      6. (vi) 1 shall be a lay individual; and
      7. (vii) 1 shall be a professional in the field of disabilities or a person with a disability.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the term of a member is 3 years.
   2. (2) In Charles County, the term of a member is 4 years.
   3. (3) At the end of a term, a member may serve for another term on appointment.
   4. (4) 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.

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; Acts 2024, c. 428, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 674, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.