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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 391
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CHAPTER 391
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(House Bill 326)
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AN ACT concerning
Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language
Pathologists Act - Revision
FOR the purpose of specifying that certain provisions of law apply to certain
individuals who practice audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech-language
pathology, or assist in the practice of speech-language pathology; specifying
that certain provisions of law do not authorize certain licensees to practice
medicine, perform surgery, or prescribe pharmaceutical agents; requiring
certain members of the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid
Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists to currently practice in the
State; requiring a Board member to be a consumer of services provided by an
individual licensed by the Board; repealing the requirement that certain notice
and a certain balloting process be given by mail; altering certain qualifications
for certain members of the Board; providing that a majority of members
currently serving on the Board is a quorum; requiring the Board to appoint an
executive director; authorizing the Board to regulate the practice of telehealth
communications by audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, and speech-language
pathologists; repealing the authority of the Board to inspect facilities used by
licensed hearing aid dispensers; requiring the Board to adopt and publish a code
of ethics for the assistance of the practice of speech-language pathology;
authorizing the Board to require that certain licensed speech-language
pathology assistants submit to an examination by a certain health care provider
during certain investigations; requiring an individual to be licensed by the
Board before assisting in the practice of speech-language pathology; requiring
that on or before a certain date, certain individuals hired to practice
speech-language pathology or assist in the practice of speech-language
pathology by certain schools and educational institutions be licensed; exempting
certain individuals employed by certain schools or educational institutions
continuously since on or before a certain date from certain licensing
requirements; repealing a certain licensure exemption for individuals who fit
hearing aids; altering and adding speech-language pathology assistants to the
requirements for the authorization to practice without a license for certain
audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, and speech-language pathologists who are
licensed in another state; requiring that certain applicants demonstrate oral
competency; requiring that applicants for a license to practice audiology have
certain degrees before or after a certain date; altering certain requirements to
qualify for a license to practice hearing aid dispensing after a certain date;
repealing the option of an applicant to have the equivalent of a master's degree
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