41-4-3 - State Board of Mental Health.
§ 41-4-3. State Board of Mental Health.
(1) There is hereby created a State Board of Mental Health, herein referred to as "board," consisting of nine (9) members, to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, each of whom shall be a qualified elector. One (1) member shall be appointed from each congressional district as presently constituted; and four (4) members shall be appointed from the state-at-large, one (1) of whom shall be a licensed medical doctor who is a psychiatrist, one (1) of whom shall hold a Ph.D. degree and be a licensed clinical psychologist, one (1) of whom shall be a licensed medical doctor, and one (1) whom shall be a social worker with experience in the mental health field.
No more than two (2) members of the board shall be appointed from any one (1) congressional district as presently constituted.
Each member of the initial board shall serve for a term of years represented by the number of his congressional district; two (2) state-at-large members shall serve for a term of six (6) years; two (2) state-at-large members shall serve for a term of seven (7) years; subsequent appointments shall be for seven-year terms and the governor shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term.
The board shall elect a chairman whose term of office shall be one (1) year and until his successor shall be elected.
(2) Each board member shall be entitled to a per diem as is authorized by law and all actual and necessary expenses, including mileage as provided by law, incurred in the discharge of official duties.
(3) The board shall hold regular meetings monthly and such special meetings deemed necessary, except that no action shall be taken unless there is present a quorum of at least five (5) members.
Sources: Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 2; Laws, 1980, ch. 560, § 16, eff from and after passage (approved May 26, 1980).