Ch. 380

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Health Occupations

2-201.

There is a State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and
Speech-Language Pathologists in the Department.

2-202.

(a) (1) The Board consists of 13 members.

(2) Of the 13 Board members:

(i) 3 shall be licensed audiologists who have at least 5 years' paid work
experience in audiology;

(ii) 3 shall be licensed speech-language pathologists who have at least
5 years' paid work experience in speech-language pathology;

(iii) 2 shall be physicians who:

1. Are licensed to practice medicine in this State; and

2. Hold a certificate of qualification from the American Board

of Otolaryngology;

(iv) 2 shall be consumer members, 1 of whom shall be hearing

impaired; and

(v) 3 shall be licensed hearing aid dispensers who have at least 5 years'
paid work experience in dispensing hearing aids.

(3) The Governor shall appoint the physician members, with the advice of
the Secretary, from a list submitted to the Secretary and the Governor by the Maryland
Society of Otolaryngology with the approval of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the
State of Maryland. There shall be at least [three] 3 names on the list.

(4) The Governor shall appoint the [audiologist and] speech-language
pathologist members, with the advice of the Secretary, from a list submitted to the
Secretary and the Governor by the Maryland Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
The number of names on the list shall be at least [three] 3 times the number of
vacancies.

(5) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE
GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE AUDIOLOGIST MEMBERS, WITH THE ADVICE OF
THE SECRETARY, FROM A LIST SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY AND THE
GOVERNOR, JOINTLY BY THE MARYLAND ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY AND THE
MARYLAND SPEECH-LANGUAGE AND HEARING ASSOCIATION. THE NUMBER OF
NAMES ON THE LIST SHALL BE AT LEAST 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES.

(II) FOR EACH AUDIOLOGIST VACANCY, THE MARYLAND
ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY AND THE MARYLAND SPEECH-LANGUAGE AND
HEARING ASSOCIATION SHALL:

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