2015 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 8 - THE PROFESSIONS
Article 163 - (8400 - 8412) MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
8406 - State board for mental health practitioners.

 8406. State board for mental health practitioners. A state board for
  mental  health  practitioners shall be appointed by the board of regents
  on the recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose  of  assisting
  the  board  of  regents  and  the department on matters of licensing and
  regulation. The board shall be  composed  of  at  least  three  licensed
  members  from  each  profession licensed pursuant to this article and at
  least three public representatives who do  not  hold  interests  in  the
  organization,   financing,   or  delivery  of  mental  health  services.
  Additionally, the board shall contain  one  physician  who  shall  be  a
  psychiatrist.  Members  of the first board need not be licensed prior to
  their appointment to the board. The terms of the first appointed members
  shall be staggered so that five are appointed for three years, five  are
  appointed  for  four  years,  and  six  are appointed for five years. An
  executive secretary to the board shall be  appointed  by  the  board  of
  regents on recommendation of the commissioner.