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118 MARYLAND MANUAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY President: Richard V. Piel, O.D., 1971 William S. Firey, O.D., 1971; Bernard E. Rothman, O.D., 1973; Ivan E. Tellis, O.D., 1973; Wilbur S. Weksler, O.D., 1973. 6322 Windsor Mill Road, Baltimore 21207 Telephone: 944-1146 This Board, created by Chapter 662, Acts of 1914, consists of five persons appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene for four-year terms from a list endorsed by the Maryland Association of Optometrists. The Board administers the optometry laws of the State and regulates the practice of optometry. It examines, licenses, and registers. Applicants for examination must be 21 years of age or over, and graduates of colleges of optometry or university schools of optometry accredited by the American Optometric Association and the International Associ- ation of Boards of Examiners in Optometry, and approved by this Board. The credentials of the applicant must comply with standards set by this Board. The Board holds examinations each year, in July, in the following subjects: anatomy, physiology, theoretic optics, path- ology, physiological and psychological optics, practical optics, theoreti- cal optometry, perimetry, contact lenses, practical (clinical) examina- tion, orthoptics and visual training, subnormal vision, biomicroscopy, and optometric jurisprudence. For just cause, the Board may revoke any certificate of registration or examination (Code 1957, 1966 Repl. Vol., Art. 43, sees. 868-86; 1969 Supp., Art. 43, sees. 368, 370). Appropriations 1969 1970 Special Funds ................................................... $2,760 $5,359 BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS President: Robert B. Liskey, D.O., 1972 Louis A. Winokour, D.O., 1970; Lawrence R. Bower, D.O., 1971; Joseph W. Lindstrom, D.O., 1972. Secretary: Ernest O. MacDonald, D.O., 1972 1318 West Street, Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 268-2111 The Board of Osteopathic Examiners, established by Chapter 786, Acts of 1914, consists of five members appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene for three-year terms from a full list of members in good standing of the Maryland Osteopathic Association (Code 1957, 1965 Repl. Vol., 1969 Supp., Art. 43, sees. 467-80). The Maryland Board of Osteopathic Examiners investigates the cre- dentials of an applicant for permission to practice osteopathy within the State and issues or refuses licenses. It holds two meetings each year to examine these applicants whose credentials will not warrant issuing of a license through the Previous Practice or Reciprocity Acts. The Board cooperates with municipal and State officials in enforcing the laws regulating the practice. Appropriations 1969 1970 Special Funds -.................................................. $160 $150 Staff: None. |
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