the Long-Term Care Program, it evaluates and
surveys nursing homes, adult day care centers, and
licensed and registered domiciliary care homes

SUBSTANCE ABUSE & COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
Sylvia M Staples, Ph D , Manager
(410) 764-3770

Functions of the Substance Abuse and Community
Mental Health Program began in 1992 as Long-Term
Care, Community Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Programs In 1995, the work of these units was
reorganized mto two units The Substance Abuse and
Community Mental Health Program evaluates all resi
dennal and nonresidennal health related services and
programs for the mentally impaired and the alcohol
and drug addicted This program also manages the
licensure program for pnvate review agents domg
busmess in Maryland Pnvate review agents are third
parties (often employed by insurance companies) who
in advance approve or disapprove medical procedures
to be covered by insurance

POLICY & HEALTH STATISTICS
ADMINISTRATION

Mary E Stuart, Sc D , Director

201 West Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201—2399 (410) 767 5806

The Policy and Health Statistics Administration
originated in 1984 as the Office of Policy Analysis
and Program Evaluation In 1987, it was reorgan
ized as the Policy Analysis Administration and, in
1988, as the Policy and Health Statistics Admim
stration In 1995, the Administration was made
part of Business and Regulatory Services
The Administration develops and implements pn
onty projects The Administration devises initiatives
and conducts technical analyses needed to address
departmental, gubernatorial or legislative concerns It
analyzes evaluations and statistics for policy decisions

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BOARDS
& COMMISSIONS PROGRAM

John B Schell, Facilitator

4201 PattersonAve
Baltimore, MD 21215—2299 (410) 764 4712

The Division of Boards and Commissions was
reorganized in 1986 as the Office of Boards and
Commission Programs and, in 1993, as the Health
Professionals Boards and Commissions Program
The Program is responsible for the examination,
licensing, regulation, and surveillance of health
professionals in Maryland

Under the Program are the State Commission
on Kidney Disease and sixteen licensing and regu
latory boards
State Acupuncture Board
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing
Aid Dispensers, & Speech Language Pathologists
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
State Board of Dental Examiners
State Board of Dietetic Practice
State Board of Electrologists
State Board of Morticians
State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home
Administrators
State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
State Board of Examiners in Optometry
State Board of Pharmacy
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
State Board of Podiatnc Medical Examiners
State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
State Board of Social Work Examiners

STATE ACUPUNCTURE BOARD
Robert M Duggan, President, 1997
Penny K Heisler, Administrator

4201 PattersonAve
Baltimore, MD 21215—2299 (410) 764 4766

The State Acupuncture Board was created in
1994 (Chapter 620, Acts of 1994) The Board
regulates the practice of acupuncture in Maryland
The Board's seven members are appointed to
three year terms by the Governor (Code Health Oc-
cupations Article, sees 1A 101 through 1A 502)

STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR
AUDIOLOGISTS, HEARING AID DISPENSERS,
Sc SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
Louise Colodzin, Ph D , Chair, 1997
Barbara A Curtis, Administrator

4201 Patterson Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215—2299 (410) 764 4725

The State Board of Examiners for Audiologists,
Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pa-
thologists originated from three separate boards The
first was the Board of Examiners for Hearing Aid
Dealers, formed m 1969 and placed within the De
partment of Licensing and Regulation in 1970 (Chap-
ter 634, Acts of 1969, Chapter 402, Acts of 1970)
The other two boards—the State Board of Examiners
for Audiologists, and the Board of bxarmners for
Speech Pathologists—both were formed in 1972
within the Department of Health and Mental Hy
gicne (Chapter 547, Acts of 1972) In 1987, the
speech pathologists' board was renamed the State
Board of Examiners for Speech Language Patholo
gists (Chapter 478, Acts of 1987) All three boards
merged m 1992 to become the State Board of Exam