BOARD OF CHIROPODY EXAMINERS

President: Walter Merkel, M.D.
Irving Mahler, D.S.C.; Jerome Lenet, D.S.C.
S. Jack Kleger, D.S.C., Secretary

P. O. Box 1086, Salisbury Telephone: Pioneer 9-6363

The Board of Chiropody Examiners, created by Chapter 173, Acts
of 1916, consists of four members appointed by the Board of Medical
Examiners. One must be a member of the Board of Medical Examiners
and the other three must be selected from the membership of the
Maryland Chiropody Association. The Board examines all persons who
wish to practice chiropody in the State. Applicants must have at least
two years of education in a recognized college of arts or sciences and
be graduates of a school or college of chiropody classified "A" or "B"
by the National Association of Chiropodists. The examinations, which
may be written, oral, or practical, are given in January and July of
each year. The Board also issues annual licenses to all chiropodists
engaged in active practice within the State. The Board may revoke
the license of any chiropodist, after a hearing, who is charged with
malpractice or unethical conduct (Code 1957, Art. 43, secs. 481-98).

Appropriations 1963 1964

Special Funds ................................................ $878 $878
Staff: None.

STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS

President: Lewis S. Tawney, Sr., D.C., 1965
Vice President: Arnold R. Tolley, B.C., 1964
Secretary-Treasurer: Adam D. Baer, D.C.,1966

22 Broadway, Frostburg Telephone: Overbrook 9-6365

The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, created by Chapter 666,
Acts of 1920, consists of three practicing chiropractors who must be
residents of the State, be graduated from a resident course in chiro-
practic, and have practiced chiropractic in the State for a period of
at least five consecutive years. The Governor appoints one member
each year from a list of five names, including the incumbent member,
submitted to him by the Maryland Chiropractic Association. Such
members serve three-year terms (Code 1957, Art. 43, secs. 499-511).
The Board examines applicants for licenses, investigates all com-
plaints, and if necessary, reports them to the State's Attorney.

The Board holds two examinations each year, in March and Sep-
tember. It has power to investigate and ascertain whether the several
schools of chiropractic meet the requirements of the law. Each person
holding a chiropractic license in Maryland must renew it annually with
the Secretary of the Board.

Appropriations 1963 1964

Special Funds ................................................ $5,350 $5,150
Staff: None.

STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGISTS
Chairman: Margaret E. Halligan, 1964
E. Bernice Harden, 1965; Freda C. Smith, 1966
Mary L. Wilson, Secretary
Kathryne C. Linder, Chief Clerk