Marvin Mandel, Governor                         1517

HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, or a chartered educational institu-
tion insofar as such services are part of the duties of his office or
position with the agency or institution. However, an individual in
this employ may elect to be subject to this subtitle by applying for a
license hereunder. An individual is not exempt from this subtitle
who does work as a speech and language pathologist or audiologist
for which a fee may be paid directly or indirectly by the recipient of
the service.

(2)    The activities and services of a student, or trainee in audio-
logy or speech pathology, pursuing a course of study at an accre-
dited university or college, or working in a recognized training center,
if these activities and services constitute a part of his supervised
course of study.

(3)    The activities and services of a person who has recently
become a resident of the State and has had his application for licens-
ing with or without examination accepted by the Board, pending
disposition of his application, if the person was authorized by the
laws of the state or county of his former residence to perform
these activities or services. No one may be exempt under paragraph
(1) above who shall do any work as an audiologist or speech pathol-
ogist for which a fee may be paid by or for the recipient of the
service.

(d)    This subtitle shall not be construed to prevent any person
who is a medical or osteopathic physician licensed to practice by
the Board of Medical Examiners from evaluating, disgnosing and/
or treating disorders of hearing, language, and speech in humans.

(e)    This subtitle shall not be construed to prevent any person
licensed in this State as a hearing aid dealer from the practice of
fitting and dealing in hearing aids.

793. Qualification of Applicants for Registration; Fee.

(a) To be eligible for licensure by the Board as an audiologist
or speech pathologist, the applicant shall pay a fee of $50 AS
ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD and, to the satisfaction of the
Board, must:

(1)    Be a person of good moral character.

(2)    Be 21 years of age or older.

(3)    Hold a Master's Degree or equivalent in Speech Pathology,
Audiology, and/or Speech Sciences from an educational institution
having an accredited graduate program.

(4)    Submit transcripts from one or more accredited colleges or
universities presenting evidence of the completion of 60 semester
hours constituting a well-integrated program that includes 18 semes-
ter hours in courses that provide fundamental information applic-
able to the normal development and use of hearing, language and
speech and 42 semester hours in courses that provide information
about and training in the management of hearing, language and
speech disorders and that provide information supplementary to these
fields.

(i) For certification in Audiology of these 42 semester hours,
no fewer than 6 may be in formal courses in the evaluation and
management of speech disorders.