State Agencies

DIVISION OF BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS

Margaret E. Mason, Coordinator

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2709

The Division of Boards and Commissions is re-
sponsible for the examination, licensing, and sur-
veillance of health professionals in Maryland. Nu-
merous boards and commissions, established to
regulate a wide range of health professionals, are
provided assistance and support by the Division.
In addition, nominations and recommendations
for board and commission membership are coor-
dinated by this division for approval by the Sec-
retary of Health and Mental Hygiene and by the
Governor, as appropriate.

THE ANATOMY BOARD OF
MARYLAND

Chairperson: Lloyd Guth, M.D., University of
Maryland School of Medicine

Vice-Chairperson: E. B. Hall-Craggs, M.D.

Mark Burchette, M.D.; Donald B. Newman,
M.D.; Vincent D. Provenza, M.D.; Michael N.
Sheridan, M.D.; Allan Walker, M.D.

29 South Greene Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 547-1222

The Anatomy Board of Maryland, an ex officio
body created by Chapter 669, Acts of 1947, had
its membership altered by Chapter 436, Acts of
1975, and by Chapter 195, Acts of 1977. The
Board consists of two representatives from each
of the departments of anatomy of medical schools
in the State of Maryland and one representative
of the Department of Anatomy of the University
of Maryland School of Dentistry. Members of the
Board are designated by the administrative offi-
cers of each school.

The Anatomy Board's purpose is to ensure the
proper distribution of cadavers to qualified hospi-
tals, medical schools, and other agencies engaged
in medical education and research. Such bodies
are used only for medical education and research.
If, however, a body is claimed for burial by rela-
tives it is surrendered for interment. The Board
also carries out the provisions in the laws regulat-
ing Consent to Post Mortem Examination (Chap-
ter 315, Acts of 1961) and the Anatomical Gift
Act (Chapter 467, Acts of 1968). Bodies are dis-
tributed chiefly to The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine and the University of Mary-
land Schools of Medicine and Dentistry accord-
ing to an arranged plan (Code Health-General
Article, Title 5, subtitle 4).

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CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARDS OF
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
MENTAL HYGIENE FACILITIES

A Citizens Advisory Board to each of the
State's mental, chronically ill, and mental retarda-
tion facilities (except the Maryland Psychiatric
Research Center) was established by Chapter 499,
Acts of 1972.

Each Advisory Board consists of seven mem-
bers appointed by the Governor from a list of
names submitted by the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene. Terms are for four years, and no
member may serve more than two full consecu-
tive terms.

Members of the boards must be citizens of the
State and residents of the county or City of
Baltimore, as the case may be, in the region
served by each facility. They must have an inter-
est in civic and public affairs and a concern for
the care of the mentally ill, mentally retarded, or
chronically ill. At least two members of each
Board must be parents or relatives of patients, or
former patients, of the host facility or a similar
State facility. Each Board elects its own officers.

Each Board serves in an advisory capacity to
its facility. The Board advises the superintendent
in the determination of facility goals and assists
in evaluating the achievement of such goals. In
addition, the Board advises the superintendent
with respect to institutional facilities, programs,
and policies and makes recommendations con-
cerning the annual budget. The Boards also as-
sume leadership in developing community under-
standing of the needs of the individuals served
(Code Health-General Article, secs. 10-410,
7-310).

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
LICENSING AND REGULATORY
BOARDS

BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR
AUDIOLOGISTS

Chairperson: Roger J. Walters, Sc.D., 1985

Hubert G. Skinner, M.D., 1984; Adrian E.
Velthuis, 1985; Paulette R. Stalling, 1986; Ira
H. Kolman, Sc.D., 1987; Dorothy Shannon,
Ph.D., 1987.

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-6461

Created by Chapter 547, Acts of 1972, the
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists con-
sists of six members appointed for five-year terms
by the Governor on recommendation of the Sec-
retary of Health and Mental Hygiene. Members