Section 14-402 - 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; 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

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. (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.