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By Chapter 257, Acts of 1982, the Board is re-
quired to develop proposals for strengthening the
Registration Act. In 1983, after the Board reports
on its proposals and accomplishments, the Gener-
al Assembly will determine if the Board is to con-
tinue or end its existence in accordance with the
Regulatory Programs Evaluation Act (sunset law)
of 1978.

BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
EXAMINERS

Chairperson: Stanley Weinstein, 1985
Secretary: Frances P. Simsarian, D.S.W., 1983

Jacqueline D. Fassett, 1983; Mary J. Demoy,
1984; Herbert H. Levy, 1984.

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-7247

The Board of Social Work Examiners, created
by Chapter 453, Acts of 1975, consists of five
members appointed by the Governor for three-
year terms. Four members must be licensed social
workers. One member is a consumer appointed
on recommendation of the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene with the advice and consent
of the Senate. The consumer member cannot have
training as a social worker or have a financial in-
terest in a related field.

The Board issues licenses to Social Work Asso-
ciates, Graduate Social Workers, and Certified
Social Workers. Under certain conditions the
Board may take disciplinary measures to repri-
mand, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the li-
cense of a licensee (Code Health Occupations Ar-
ticle, Title 18).

BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SPEECH
PATHOLOGISTS

Chairperson: Virginia Duke Jacobs, 1986

Cyrus Blanchard, M.D., 1984; Annette Howard
Hall, 1985; Hiroshi Shimizu, M.D., 1985; Con-
stance E. Lynch, 1987; Paul Rao, 1987.

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

The State Board of Examiners for Speech Pa-
thologists, created by Chapter 547, Acts of 1972,
consists of six members appointed by the Gover-
nor upon recommendation of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene for five-year terms.
Three members must have had paid work experi-
ence in speech pathology for at least five years,
hold the certificate of clinical competence in
speech pathology of the American Speech and

Hearing Association or the equivalent, and be ap-
proved by the Maryland Speech and Hearing As-
sociation. One member must have had paid work
experience in audiology for at least five years,
hold the certificate of clinical competence in audi-
ology of the American Speech and Hearing Asso-
ciation or the equivalent, and be approved by the
Maryland Speech and Hearing Association. One
member must be a person licensed to practice
medicine in Maryland and hold a certificate of
qualification from the American Board of Otolar-
yngology. One member must be a consumer, who
has no training or financial interest in the field of
speech pathology.

The Board evaluates the qualifications of
speech pathologists in Maryland and issues li-
censes to those who fulfill the requirements. Li-
censes are renewed annually (Code Health Occu-
pations Article, Title 19).

BOARD OF WATERWORKS AND
WASTE SYSTEMS OPERATORS

Chairperson: Robert W. Pierce, 1986
Vice-Chairperson: Milton G. McGauhey, 1986
Secretary: Oktay M. Ertugrul

Norman R. Connell, 1983; Gilman H. Sylvester,
1983; Paula S. Thomas, 1984; Darryl W. Palm-
er, 1985; Robert T. Mohr, 1986; Henry
Silbermann, 1986.

Office of Environmental Programs
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-6395

The Board was created by Chapter 430, Acts
of 1967, and modified by Chapters 27 and 617,
Acts of 1980, and by Chapter 237, Acts of 1981.
The Board consists of nine persons representing
one or more of the following constituencies or
disciplines: municipal government, county govern-
ment, sanitary or metropolitan commissions, wa-
terworks supervision, wastewater or industrial
wastewater works supervision, agriculture, and
one engineer representative each from the Depart-
ment of Health and Mental Hygiene and the De-
partment of Natural Resources. Members serve
four-year, staggered terms, except for the repre-
sentative of the Department of Health and Men-
tal Hygiene who serves at the pleasure of the Sec-
retary.

The Board established its present certification
program for superintendents in 1969 to protect
the public health and to prevent pollution and is
required to establish an additional certification
program for operators as required by Chapter
999, Acts of 1980. The Board evaluates applica-