HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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State Constitution or Art. 15A, §§1 through 15
of the Code, which relate to disbursements from
the General Fund of this State, is deleted as
implicit in the requirement that the funds are
part of the General Fund of this State.

SUBTITLE 3. LICENSING.

2-301. LICENSE REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS TITLE, AN
INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE
INDIVIDUAL MAY PRACTICE AUDIOLOGY IN THIS STATE.

(B)  EXCEPTIONS.

(1)  THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(I)  UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL CHOOSES TO APPLY
FOR A LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, TO AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED
BY ANY AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM, STATE APPROVED NONPUBLIC SCHOOL FOR
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, OR CHARTERED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
OF THIS STATE OR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WHILE
PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF THAT EMPLOYMENT;

(II)  A TO A STUDENT OR TRAINEE IN

AUDIOLOGY WHILE PURSUING A SUPERVISED COURSE OF STUDY AT AN
ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE OR A RECOGNIZED TRAINING
CENTER; AND OR

(III)  A TO A VOLUNTEER WHILE WORKING IN
FREE SPEECH AND HEARING SCREENING PROGRAMS.

(2)  THE BOARD MAY ALLOW AN AUDIOLOGIST LICENSED
IN ANOTHER STATE TO PRACTICE AUDIOLOGY IN THIS STATE WITHOUT
A LICENSE IF THE AUDIOLOGIST:

(I)  RECENTLY HAS BECOME A RESIDENT OF THIS

STATE; AND

(II)  HAS AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE
PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language derived from the first sentence of Art.
43, § 792(b) and rephrased in the standard
language used throughout this article to state
affirmatively that an individual must be licensed
to practice a health occupation in this State.
See also § 2-401 of this title.

Subsection (b) of this section is new language
derived in part from Art. 43, § 792(c) and (f).