N.Y. COR Law § 43

§ 43. Correction medical review board; organization. 1. There shall\nbe within the commission a correction medical review board. It shall\nconsist of six persons to be appointed by the governor by and with the\nadvice and consent of the senate. In addition, the part-time commission\nmembers shall serve on the board. Lastly, the governor shall designate\nthe full-time member other than the chair of the commission and the\nchair of the council as chair of the board to serve as such at the\npleasure of the governor. Of the appointed members of the board one\nshall be a physician duly licensed to practice in this state; one shall\nbe a physician duly licensed to practice in this state and a board\ncertified forensic pathologist; one shall be a physician duly licensed\nto practice in this state and shall be a board certified forensic\npsychiatrist; one shall be an attorney admitted to practice in this\nstate; two shall be members appointed at large.\n 2. The six appointed members of the board shall hold office for five\nyears; provided that of the two members first appointed, after December\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven who are not appointed to\nsucceed any other member of the board, one shall be appointed for a term\nof four years and one shall be appointed for a term of five years from\nJanuary first next succeeding their appointment. Any appointed member of\nthe board may be removed by the governor for cause after an opportunity\nto be heard in his defense.\n 3. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by\nexpiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the\nsucceeded member. Vacancies caused by expiration of term or otherwise\nshall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.\n 4. The members of the board, other than the commission members, shall\nreceive no compensation for their services but each member shall be\nentitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties.\n