N.Y. Correct. Law § 43

§ 43. Correction medical review board; organization. 1. There shall be\nwithin 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 governor shall\ndesignate one of the full-time members other than the chairman of the\ncommission and the chairman of the council as chairman of the board to\nserve as such at the pleasure of the governor. Of the appointed members\nof the board one shall be a physician duly licensed to practice in this\nstate; one shall be a physician duly licensed to practice in this state\nand a board certified forensic pathologist; one shall be a physician\nduly licensed to practice in this state and shall be a board certified\nforensic psychiatrist; one shall be an attorney admitted to practice in\nthis state; 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\nof the board may be removed by the governor for cause after an\nopportunity to 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\nmember whom he is to succeed. Vacancies caused by expiration of term or\notherwise shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.\n 4. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their\nservices but each member shall be entitled to receive his actual and\nnecessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.\n