Section 10-422 – Executive Board — Duties
The Executive Board of the Center shall develop policy for the operations of the Center, including policies on the assignments and responsibilities of the scientific employees and technical employees of the Center.
Section 10-423 – Superintendent and Other Staff
(a) By joint action, the Director and the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry shall appoint a superintendent of the Center and may remove the Superintendent. (b) The Executive Board of the Center shall appoint individuals to scientific positions and technical positions at the Center and may remove these individuals. (c) (1) The Superintendent of the Center and each […]
Section 10-424 – Duties of Center
The Center shall: (1) Be maintained as a State facility for psychiatric research; (2) Direct its programs toward prevention, discovery of causes, and treatment of mental disorders and allied conditions; and (3) Perform the research programs under the written agreements that the Department and the Department of Psychiatry make.
Section 10-425 – Research Programs
Research programs shall be carried out under the general supervision and direction of the Department of Psychiatry, but subject to the policies of the Executive Board of the Center.
Section 10-426 – Technical Review Committee Established
There is a technical review committee in the Center.
Section 10-427 – Committee — Membership
(a) The technical review committee consists of the following 11 members: (1) As ex officio members: (i) The Superintendent of the Center; and (ii) The Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry; (2) 3 psychologists; (3) 3 physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in this State and devote a substantial amount of professional time to the practice of psychiatry; and (4) 3 […]
Section 10-428 – Committee — Officers
(a) From among its members, the technical review committee shall elect a chairman. (b) The manner of election of officers and their terms of office shall be as the technical review committee determines.
Section 10-429 – Committee — Duties
The technical review committee shall: (1) Provide peer review over research activities at the Center; (2) Serve in an advisory capacity to the Executive Board and the Superintendent of the Center; and (3) Submit an annual report to the Executive Board.
Section 10-417 – Definitions
(a) In Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Center” means the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. (c) “Department of Psychiatry” means the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Section 10-418 – Center Established
There is a Maryland Psychiatric Research Center in the Department.