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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 851

IN THEORY OF ELECTROLOGY EDUCATION OR A PROGRAM IN PRACTICAL
TRAINING IN ELECTROLOGY; AND

(II) IT IS PREPARED TO MEET THE STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED BY THIS SUBTITLE AND BY THE BOARD.

(2) THE BOARD SHALL EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS OF
INSTITUTIONS OR SCHOOLS DESIRING TO CONDUCT AN ELECTROLOGY
PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS TO STUDY THE PROFESSION OF ELECTROLOGY
AND THE NEED IN THAT AREA.

(3)    A SURVEY OF THE ENTIRE ELECTROLOGY
EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE BY THE BOARD AND THE PROGRAM
SHALL BE LISTED AS AN APPROVED ELECTROLOGY EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM IF IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
AN ELECTROLOGY PROGRAM ARE MET.

(4)    FROM TIME TO TIME AS CONSIDERED NECESSARY
BY THE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL SURVEY ALL ELECTROLOGY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. WRITTEN REPORTS OF THESE
SURVEYS SHALL BE MADE BY THE BOARD. IF THE BOARD DETERMINES
THAT ANY ELECTROLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM IS NOT MAINTAINING
THE STANDARDS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTES AND BY THE BOARD, IT
SHALL GIVE NOTICE IMMEDIATELY IN WRITING TO THE INSTITUTION
OR SCHOOL CONDUCTING THE PROGRAM SPECIFYING THE DEFECT OR
DEFECTS FOUND BY THE BOARD.

(5)    IF THE DEFECTS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD ARE
NOT CORRECTED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME TO THE SATISFACTION
OF THE BOARD, THE BOARD AFTER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING,
MAY REMOVE THE INSTITUTION OR SCHOOL FROM THE LIST OF
ACCEPTABLE ELECTROLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND IN THE CASE
OF A SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL TRAINING, REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE
SCHOOL.

(6)    THE ELECTROLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL
CONSIST OF A TWO-PART PROGRAM:

(I) ACADEMIC LECTURING IN THEORY OF
ELECTROLOGY FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS TO BE GIVEN BY A
PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE, IN AN
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND; AND

(II) PRACTICAL EDUCATION AND CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE FOR A MINIMUM OF 80 HOURS TO BE GIVEN BY
CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR ELECTROLOGIST IN SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL
ELECTROLOGY LICENSED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(7)    THE BOARD SHALL ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A
PROGRAM OF AT LEAST 2 YEARS CREDIT IN ELECTROLOGY AT AN
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING.

(J) (1) AN APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION FOR LICENSE
TO PRACTICE ELECTROLOGY SHALL BE MADE ON AN APPLICATION
SUPPLIED BY THE BOARD. THE APPLICANT SHALL SHOW WRITTEN
EVIDENCE VERIFYING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THEORY AND
PRACTICAL EDUCATION AS DEFINED BY THIS SUBTITLE.