§ 40.1-5-14 Appointment and term of office
of mental health advocate. –
The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a member
of the bar of this state who has been practicing law for at least five (5)
years to fill the office of the mental health advocate. The appointment shall
be made from a list of at least three (3) persons prepared and submitted by a
committee consisting of one attorney appointed by the Rhode Island Disability
Law Center; one person appointed by the Rhode Island Association for Mental
Health; one person appointed by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Rhode
Island; three (3) persons appointed by the Coalition of Consumer Self
Advocates; one psychiatrist, appointed by the Rhode Island district branch of
the American Psychiatric Association; one psychologist appointed by the Rhode
Island Psychological Association; one social worker appointed by the Rhode
Island chapter of the National Association of Social Workers; and two (2)
members of the general public appointed by the governor. The person appointed
mental health advocate shall hold office for a term of five (5) years and shall
continue to hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
(P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 226, § 12; P.L. 1991, ch.
146, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 228, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 106;
P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 106.)