- 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.