HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A)  COMPOSITION.

(1)  THE BOARD CONSISTS OF FIVE MEMBERS.

(2)  OF THE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS:

(I)  THREE SHALL BE LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS;

(II)  ONE SHALL BE A LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY ASSISTANT; AND

(III)  ONE SHALL BE A CONSUMER MEMBER.

(3)  THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST MEMBERS AND THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
MEMBER, WITH THE ADVICE OF THE SECRETARY, FROM A LIST OF
NAMES SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY AND THE GOVERNOR BY THE
MARYLAND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION.

(4)  THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE CONSUMER
MEMBER WITH THE ADVICE OF THE SECRETARY AND THE ADVICE AND
CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

(B)  QUALIFICATIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST MEMBERS
AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT MEMBER.

EACH MEMBER WHO IS AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR AN
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT SHALL:

(1)  BE A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE AT THE TIME OF
NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT AND FOR THE DURATION OF THE TERM
OF THE MEMBER; AND

(2)  FOR AT LEAST 3 OF THE 5 YEARS IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE APPOINTMENT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN:

(I)  PRACTICING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY OR
LIMITED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

(II)  TEACHING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OR

(III)  PERFORMING RESEARCH IN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY.

(C)  QUALIFICATIONS OF CONSUMER MEMBER -- IN GENERAL.
THE CONSUMER MEMBER OF THE BOARD:

(1)  SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

(2)  MAY NOT BE OR EVER HAVE BEEN AN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT OR IN TRAINING
TO BECOME AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
ASSISTANT;