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N.Y. EDN Law § 8406

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State board for mental health practitioners

Official statutory text

§ 8406. State board for mental health practitioners. A state board for\nmental health practitioners shall be appointed by the board of regents\non the recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting\nthe board of regents and the department on matters of licensing and\nregulation. The board shall be composed of at least three licensed\nmembers from each profession licensed pursuant to this article and at\nleast three public representatives who do not hold interests in the\norganization, financing, or delivery of mental health services.\nAdditionally, the board shall contain one physician who shall be a\npsychiatrist. Members of the first board need not be licensed prior to\ntheir appointment to the board. The terms of the first appointed members\nshall be staggered so that five are appointed for three years, five are\nappointed for four years, and six are appointed for five years. An\nexecutive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of\nregents on recommendation of the commissioner.\n

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