HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(4)  One member shall be a person licensed to
practice medicine in this State and hold a certificate of
qualification from the American Board of Otolaryngology.

(5)  ONE MEMBER SHALL BE A CONSUMER WHO:

(I)  IS QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT THE

INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

(II)  HAS NEVER BEEN A SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
OR SPEECH PATHOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING, NOR HAS A HOUSEHOLD
MEMBER WHO IS A SPEECH PATHOLOGIST OR SPEECH
PATHOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING;

(III)  HAS NEVER PARTICIPATED IN A RELATED
COMMERCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL FIELD, NOR HAS A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
WHO PARTICIPATED IN A RELATED COMMERCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL
FIELD; AND

(IV)  HAS NOT WITHIN 2 YEARS PRIOR TO
APPOINTMENT NOR DURING THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT HAD A
FINANCIAL INTEREST IN AN INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATION,
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY
WHICH IS REGULATED BY THE BOARD.

(6)  A CONSUMER MEMBER MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN
ACTIVITIES RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS UNLESS APPROVED BY THE
BOARD.

860.

(a) In this subtitle, the following words have the
meanings indicated.

(F)  "FINANCIAL INTEREST" MEANS:

(1)  AN ASSET WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $1,000
OR MORE IN A CALENDAR YEAR; OR

(2)  A SOURCE OF INCOME OF $500 OR MORE IN A
CALENDAR YEAR.

(G)  "HOUSEHOLD MEMBER" MEANS:

(1)  A PERSON'S SPOUSE, SON, DAUGHTER, WARD,
FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT PARENT, OR OTHER RELATIVE WHO SHARES
THE PERSON'S LEGAL RESIDENCE; OR

(2)  A PERSON'S SON, DAUGHTER, WARD, PARENT, OR
OTHER RELATIVE OVER WHOSE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS THE PERSON HAS
LEGAL OR ACTUAL CONTROL.

862.

(a) (1) There is created a State Board of Social Work
Examiners which is a part of the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene.