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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch.8

(1)  THE BOARD CONSISTS OF SIX MEMBERS.

(2)  OF THE SIX BOARD MEMBERS:

(I)  THREE SHALL BE LICENSED AUDIOLOGISTS
WHO:

1.  HAVE AT LEAST 5 YEARS PAID WORK
EXPERIENCE IN AUDIOLOGY; AND

2.  HOLD A CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL
COMPETENCE IN AUDIOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN SPEECH AND HEARING
ASSOCIATION OR AN EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATE;

(II)  ONE SHALL BE A SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
WHO:

1.  IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE SPEECH
PATHOLOGY IN THIS STATE;

2.  HAS AT LEAST 5 YEARS PAID WORK
EXPERIENCE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY; AND

3.  HOLDS A CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL
COMPETENCE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN SPEECH AND
HEARING ASSOCIATION OR AN EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATE;

(III)  ONE SHALL BE A PHYSICIAN WHO:

1.  IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE
IN THIS STATE; AND

2.  HOLDS A CERTIFICATE OF
QUALIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN BOARD OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY; AND

(IV)  ONE SHALL BE A CONSUMER MEMBER.

(3)  THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE PHYSICIAN
MEMBER, WITH THE ADVICE OF THE SECRETARY, FROM A LIST
SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY AND THE GOVERNOR BY THE MARYLAND
SOCIETY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MEDICAL
AND CHIRURGICAL FACULTY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THERE
SHALL BE AT LEAST THREE NAMES ON THE LIST.

(4)  THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE AUDIOLOGIST
AND SPEECH PATHOLOGIST MEMBERS, WITH THE ADVICE OF THE
SECRETARY, FROM A LIST SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY AND THE
GOVERNOR BY THE MARYLAND SPEECH AND HEARING ASSOCIATION.
THE NUMBER OF NAMES ON THE LIST SHALL BE AT LEAST THREE
TIMES THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES.

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

(B) QUALIFICATIONS OF ALL MEMBERS.