1516                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 547

gist" "speech and language therapist," and "speech and language
clinician".

(6)    "The Practice of Audiology" means the application of prin-
ciples, methods, and procedures of measurement, prediction, evalua-
tion, testing, counseling, consultation, and instruction related to the
development and disorders of hearing and related language and
speech for the purpose of modifying hearing function and related
language and speech disorders.

(7)    "The Practice of Speech Pathology" means the application
of principles, methods, and procedures of measurement, prediction,
evaluation, testing, counseling, consultation, and instruction related
to the development and disorders of speech and related language
and hearing for the purpose of modifying speech and related language
and hearing disorders.

(8)    "Unethical conduct" means:

(i) The obtaining of any fee by fraud or misrepresentation.

(ii) Employing directly or indirectly any suspended or unregis-
tered person to perform any work covered by this subtitle,.

(iii) Using or causing or promoting the use of any advertising
matter, promotional literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty,
label, brand, insignia, or any other representation, however dissemi-
nated or published, which is misleading, deceiving, improbable, or
untruthful.

(iv) Representing that the services or advice of a person licensed
to practice medicine will be used or made available in the practice
of audiology or speech pathology if that is not true, or using the
word "doctor" or other like words, abbreviations, or symbols if
this use is not accurate.

(v) Permitting another to use his certificate.

792. Certificate of Registration Required; Posting.

(a)    Licensure shall be granted in either speech pathology or au-
diology independently. A person may be licensed in both areas if
he is qualified.

(b)    No person may practice or hold himself out as being able to
practice audiology or speech pathology in this State for a fee unless
he holds a current, unsuspended, unrevoked certificate of registration
issued by the Board as provided in this subtitle, or unless he holds
a current unsuspended, unrevoked certificate of endorsement pursuant
to Section 795 of this subtitle. The certificate required by this Sec-
tion shall be kept conspicuously posted in his office or place of busi-
ness at all times. Nothing in this subtitle, however, shall be con-
strued to prevent a qualified person licensed in this State under any
other law from engaging in the profession for which he is licensed.

(c)    The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to:

(1) The activities, services and use of an official title by a person
in the employ of a federal, state, or local government agency, in-
cluding a public school system in one of the counties or in Baltimore
City, OR A STATE APPROVED NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR