Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024
Section 680.2 - Mental health professionals certification committee(a) A mental health professionals certification committee shall be established for the First and Second Judicial Departments.(b) The committee shall be composed of no fewer than two justices of the Supreme Court, two judges of the Family Court, two lawyers, two social workers, two psychologists, and two psychiatrists. Half of the members in each class shall be appointed by the Presiding Justices of the First and Second Departments of the Appellate Division, respectively, for three-year terms. Committee members shall be eligible for reappointment for additional terms. The Law Guardian Directors for the Appellate Division in the First and Second Judicial Departments, respectively, or their designees, shall be ex-officio members.(c) The members of the committee shall serve as volunteers, authorized to participate in a State-sponsored volunteer program within the meaning of the Public Officers Law, §17.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 680.2