2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 33-A - (3397-A - 3397-G) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH ACT
3397-D - State patient qualification review board; composition; powers and duties.

 
    §  3397-d.  State  patient  qualification  review  board; composition;
  powers and duties.  1. The commissioner shall appoint  a  state  patient
  qualification  review  board  of  no  less than three nor more than five
  members. The state patient qualification review board shall be comprised
  of:
    (a) A  physician  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  New  York  and
  certified by the American board of ophthalmology;
    (b)  A  physician  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  New  York and
  certified by the American board of internal medicine and also  certified
  in the subspecialty of medical oncology;
    (c)  A  physician  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  New  York and
  certified  in  psychiatry  by  the  American  board  of  psychiatry  and
  neurology; and
    (d) Any other members that the commissioner may deem necessary.
    2.  Members  of  such  board  shall  be appointed for three year terms
  except that the term of those first appointed shall be arranged so  that
  as  nearly  as  possible  an  equal  number  shall terminate annually. A
  vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled by an appointment by the
  commissioner for the unexpired term. The  commissioner  shall  designate
  the  chairman  of the board. Any member may be removed from the board at
  the pleasure of the commissioner.
    3. Each member of the board shall receive  up  to  one  hundred  fifty
  dollars  as prescribed by the commissioner for each day devoted to board
  work not to exceed forty-five hundred dollars in any one year, and shall
  be reimbursed for necessary expenses.