39:2-14. Appointments; term; reimbursement for expenses


39:2-14.  Appointments;  term;  reimbursement for expenses
    The members of the panel shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendations by the director and shall be in such number as the Governor and  director shall deem appropriate.  In recommending the physician and optometrist  members, the director shall seek the advice and recommendations of the Medical  Society of New Jersey with respect to the physician members, and the New Jersey  Optometric Association with respect to the optometrist member or members.  The  panel and the members thereof shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.   They shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed  for the reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of their  duties as approved by the director.

     L.1977, c. 26, s. 2, eff. Feb. 24, 1977.
 
39:2-15.  Duties;  recommendations;  adoption by division
    The Medical Advisory Panel shall study and review all medical criteria and vision standards applicable to the licensing of motor vehicle drivers by the division and recommend such additions and revisions thereof as it shall deem necessary and appropriate.  Any such recommended additions and revisions may be  adopted by the division on a trial basis to determine the necessity and validity thereof.

    The director may from time to time require panel members to give testimony at administrative hearings concerning applicants and licensees who may suffer from medical, vision, psychiatric, psychological or characterological disorders  relating to a person's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

     L.1977, c. 26, s. 3, eff. Feb. 24, 1977.  Amended by L.1980, c. 37, s. 3, eff.  June 19, 1980.
 
39:2-16.  Nonliability for civil damages as a result of providing reports, records, etc.
    No member of the Medical Advisory Panel, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles or his employees, or any physician or optometrist licensed to practice in this State shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of providing any reports, records, examinations, opinions or recommendations pursuant to the act to which this act is a supplement.

     L.1980, c. 173, s. 1, eff. Dec. 29, 1980.