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Ch. 391
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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(c) The Board may inspect the facilities used by licensed hearing aid
dispensers.]
2-205.1.
(a) While investigating an allegation against a licensee under this title, the
Board may require the licensee to submit to an appropriate examination by a health
care provider designated by the Board if the Board has reason to believe that the
licensee may cause harm to a person affected by the licensee's practice of audiology,
[provision of hearing aid services] HEARING AID DISPENSING, or [practice of]
speech-language pathology, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PRACTICE OF
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY.
(b) In return for the privilege given to a licensee to practice audiology, [to
provide hearing aid services] HEARING AID DISPENSING, or [to practice]
speech-language pathology, OR ASSIST IN THE PRACTICE OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGY in the State, the licensee is deemed to have:
(1) Consented to submit to an examination under this section, if
requested by the Board in writing; and
(2) Waived any claim of privilege as to the testimony or reports of a
health care provider who examines the licensee.
(c) The failure or refusal of the licensee to submit to an examination
required under subsection (b) of this section is prima facie evidence of the licensee's
inability to practice audiology, [to provide hearing aid services] HEARING AID
DISPENSING, or [to practice] speech-language pathology, OR ASSIST IN THE
PRACTICE OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY competently, unless the Board
finds that the failure or refusal was beyond the control of the licensee.
(d) The Board shall pay the cost of any examination made under this section.
2-206.
(a) There is a State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid
Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Fund.
(b) (1) The Board may set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of
licenses and its other services.
(2) The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds to approximate
the cost of maintaining the Board.
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