§ 265-C — Ethics committee

* § 265-c. Ethics committee. 1. There shall be an ethics committee\nwhich shall have thirteen members appointed by the governor, except for\nthe commissioner who shall serve as an ex officio member. Six members\nshall be appointed directly by the governor; two shall be appointed on\nthe nomination of the temporary president of the senate; two shall be\nappointed on the nomination of the speaker of the assembly; one shall be\nappointed on the nomination of the senate minority leader; and one shall\nbe appointed on the nomination of the assembly minority leader. A member\nof the ethics committee shall also serve on the funding committee.\n 2. The ethics committee shall make recommendations to the funding\ncommittee regarding:\n (a) scientific, medical, and ethical standards;\n (b) standards for all medical, socioeconomic, and financial aspects of\nclinical trials and therapy delivery to patients, including, but not\nlimited to standards for safe and ethical procedures for: obtaining\nmaterials and cells for research; clinical efforts for the appropriate\ntreatment of human subjects in medical research; and ensuring compliance\nwith patient privacy laws;\n (c) oversight of funded research to ensure compliance with the\nstandards described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision; and\n (d) relevant ethical and regulatory issues.\n 3. With the exception of the ex officio member, the ethics committee\nshall be divided into three classes. Of the three classes, the first\nclass appointed shall include three of the governor's appointees, one\nappointee nominated by the temporary president of the senate, and one\nappointee nominated by the speaker of the assembly; and shall serve for\na term ending one year from the effective date of this title. The second\nclass shall include two of the governor's appointees, one appointee\nnominated by the minority leader of the senate, and one appointee\nnominated by the minority leader of the assembly; and shall serve for a\nterm ending two years from the effective date of this title. The third\nclass shall include the final governor's appointee, one appointee\nnominated by the temporary president of the senate, and one appointee\nnominated by the speaker of the assembly; and shall serve for a term\nending three years from the effective date of this title. Subsequently,\neach member appointed shall serve a term of three years and no more than\ntwo terms of three years each. A vacancy in the membership of the board\nshall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner\nas the original appointment.\n * NB Repealed December 31, 2025\n