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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0406* | |
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| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 406 | |
| 11 | 8 | P1 5lr1609 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF 5lr1608 | |
| 13 | - | By: Delegates Guzzone, Hill, Shetty, White Holland, and Woods Woods, Bagnall, | |
| 14 | - | Bhandari, Chisholm, Cullison, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, | |
| 15 | - | Lopez, Martinez, Pena–Melnyk, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, Taveras, and | |
| 16 | - | Woorman | |
| 10 | + | By: Delegates Guzzone, Hill, Shetty, White Holland, and Woods | |
| 17 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2025 | |
| 18 | 12 | Assigned to: Health and Government Operations | |
| 19 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 20 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 21 | - | Read second time: February 25, 2025 | |
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| 23 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 24 | 15 | ||
| 25 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 26 | 17 | ||
| 27 | 18 | State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, 2 | |
| 28 | - | Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Appointment of | |
| 29 | - | ||
| 19 | + | Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Appointment of 3 | |
| 20 | + | Members and Quorum 4 | |
| 30 | 21 | ||
| 31 | 22 | FOR the purpose of altering the appointment process for licensed audiologist, hearing aid 5 | |
| 32 | 23 | dispenser, and music therapist members of the State Board of Examiners for 6 | |
| 33 | 24 | Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music 7 | |
| 34 | 25 | Therapists; altering the requirements for a quorum of the Board; and generally 8 | |
| 35 | 26 | relating to the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, 9 | |
| 36 | 27 | Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists. 10 | |
| 37 | 28 | ||
| 38 | 29 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11 | |
| 39 | 30 | Article – Health Occupations 12 | |
| 40 | - | Section 2–202(a)(1) and (2)(i), (v), and (vi) | |
| 31 | + | Section 2–202(a)(1) and (2)(i), (v), and (vi) 13 | |
| 41 | 32 | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 42 | 33 | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15 | |
| 43 | 34 | ||
| 44 | 35 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16 | |
| 45 | 36 | Article – Health Occupations 17 | |
| 46 | - | Section 2–202(a)(5), (6), and (8) and 2–204(a) | |
| 37 | + | Section 2–202(a)(5), (6), and (8) and 2–204(a) 18 | |
| 47 | 38 | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 48 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 2 HOUSE BILL 406 | |
| 39 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21 | |
| 42 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | Article – Health Occupations 23 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | 2–202. 24 | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | (a) (1) The Board consists of 15 members. 25 2 HOUSE BILL 406 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 | |
| 53 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 | |
| 52 | + | (2) Of the 15 Board members: 1 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | Article – Health Occupations 3 | |
| 54 | + | (i) 3 shall be licensed audiologists who have at least 5 years’ paid 2 | |
| 55 | + | work experience in audiology and are currently practicing audiology in the State; 3 | |
| 56 | 56 | ||
| 57 | - | 2–202. 4 | |
| 57 | + | (v) 3 shall be licensed hearing aid dispensers who have at least 5 4 | |
| 58 | + | years’ paid work experience in dispensing hearing aids and are currently practicing hearing 5 | |
| 59 | + | aid dispensing in the State; and 6 | |
| 58 | 60 | ||
| 59 | - | (a) (1) The Board consists of 15 members. 5 | |
| 61 | + | (vi) 2 shall be licensed music therapists who have at least 5 years’ 7 | |
| 62 | + | paid work experience in music therapy and are currently practicing music therapy in the 8 | |
| 63 | + | State. 9 | |
| 60 | 64 | ||
| 61 | - | (2) Of the 15 Board members: 6 | |
| 65 | + | (5) (i) Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the Governor 10 | |
| 66 | + | shall appoint the audiologist members, with the advice of the Secretary, from a list 11 | |
| 67 | + | submitted to the Secretary and the Governor by the [Maryland Academy of Audiology] 12 | |
| 68 | + | BOARD. 13 | |
| 62 | 69 | ||
| 63 | - | ( | |
| 64 | - | ||
| 70 | + | (ii) The number of names on the list shall be at least 3 times the 14 | |
| 71 | + | number of vacancies. 15 | |
| 65 | 72 | ||
| 66 | - | (v) 3 shall be licensed hearing aid dispensers who have at least 5 9 | |
| 67 | - | years’ paid work experience in dispensing hearing aids and are currently practicing hearing 10 | |
| 68 | - | aid dispensing in the State; and 11 | |
| 73 | + | (iii) For each audiologist vacancy, the Board shall notify all licensed 16 | |
| 74 | + | audiologists in the State of the vacancy to solicit nominations to fill the vacancy. 17 | |
| 69 | 75 | ||
| 70 | - | (vi) 2 shall be licensed music therapists who have at least 5 years’ 12 | |
| 71 | - | paid work experience in music therapy and are currently practicing music therapy in the 13 | |
| 72 | - | State. 14 | |
| 76 | + | (6) (i) The Governor shall appoint the hearing aid dispenser members, 18 | |
| 77 | + | with the advice of the Secretary, from a list submitted to the Secretary and the Governor 19 | |
| 78 | + | by the [Maryland members of the Hearing Society of Maryland, Washington, D.C., and 20 | |
| 79 | + | Delaware] BOARD. 21 | |
| 73 | 80 | ||
| 74 | - | (5) (i) Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the Governor 15 | |
| 75 | - | shall appoint the audiologist members, with the advice of the Secretary, from a list 16 | |
| 76 | - | submitted to the Secretary and the Governor by the [Maryland Academy of Audiology] 17 | |
| 77 | - | BOARD. 18 | |
| 81 | + | (ii) The number of names on the list shall be at least 3 times the 22 | |
| 82 | + | number of vacancies. 23 | |
| 78 | 83 | ||
| 79 | - | (ii) The number of names on the list shall be at least 3 times the 19 | |
| 80 | - | number of vacancies. 20 | |
| 84 | + | (III) FOR EACH HEARING AID DISPENSER VACANCY , THE BOARD 24 | |
| 85 | + | SHALL NOTIFY ALL LIC ENSED HEARING AID D ISPENSERS IN THE STATE OF THE 25 | |
| 86 | + | VACANCY TO SOLICIT N OMINATIONS TO FILL T HE VACANCY. 26 | |
| 81 | 87 | ||
| 82 | - | (iii) For each audiologist vacancy, the Board shall notify all licensed 21 | |
| 83 | - | audiologists in the State of the vacancy to solicit nominations to fill the vacancy. 22 | |
| 88 | + | (8) (i) The Governor shall appoint the music therapist members, with 27 | |
| 89 | + | the advice of the Secretary, from a list submitted to the Secretary and the Governor by the 28 | |
| 90 | + | [Maryland Association for Music Therapy] BOARD. 29 | |
| 84 | 91 | ||
| 85 | - | (6) (i) The Governor shall appoint the hearing aid dispenser members, 23 | |
| 86 | - | with the advice of the Secretary, from a list submitted to the Secretary and the Governor 24 | |
| 87 | - | by the [Maryland members of the Hearing Society of Maryland, Washington, D.C., and 25 | |
| 88 | - | Delaware] BOARD. 26 | |
| 89 | - | ||
| 90 | - | (ii) The number of names on the list shall be at least 3 times the 27 | |
| 91 | - | number of vacancies. 28 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (III) FOR EACH HEARING AID DISPENSER VACANCY , THE BOARD 29 | |
| 94 | - | SHALL NOTIFY ALL LIC ENSED HEARING AID DI SPENSERS IN THE STATE OF THE 30 | |
| 95 | - | VACANCY TO SOLICIT N OMINATIONS TO FILL THE VACANCY . 31 | |
| 92 | + | (ii) The number of names on the list shall be at least 3 times the 30 | |
| 93 | + | number of vacancies. 31 | |
| 96 | 94 | HOUSE BILL 406 3 | |
| 97 | 95 | ||
| 98 | 96 | ||
| 99 | - | ( | |
| 100 | - | the | |
| 101 | - | ||
| 97 | + | (III) FOR EACH MUSIC THERAP IST VACANCY, THE BOARD SHALL 1 | |
| 98 | + | NOTIFY ALL LICENSED MUSIC THERAPISTS IN THE STATE OF THE VACANCY TO 2 | |
| 99 | + | SOLICIT NOMINATIONS TO FILL THE VACANCY . 3 | |
| 102 | 100 | ||
| 103 | - | ( | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 101 | + | [(iii)] (IV) On or before December 31, 2021, the music therapist 4 | |
| 102 | + | members shall be board certified music therapists, as defined in § 2–4A–01 of this title. 5 | |
| 105 | 103 | ||
| 106 | - | (III) FOR EACH MUSIC THERAP IST VACANCY, THE BOARD SHALL 6 | |
| 107 | - | NOTIFY ALL LICENSED MUSIC THERAPISTS IN THE STATE OF THE VACANCY TO 7 | |
| 108 | - | SOLICIT NOMINATIONS TO FILL THE VACANCY . 8 | |
| 104 | + | [(iv)] (V) On or after January 1, 2022, the music therapist members 6 | |
| 105 | + | shall be licensed professional music therapists, as defined in § 2–4A–01 of this title. 7 | |
| 109 | 106 | ||
| 110 | - | [(iii)] (IV) On or before December 31, 2021, the music therapist 9 | |
| 111 | - | members shall be board certified music therapists, as defined in § 2–4A–01 of this title. 10 | |
| 107 | + | 2–204. 8 | |
| 112 | 108 | ||
| 113 | - | [(iv)] (V) On or after January 1, 2022, the music therapist members 11 | |
| 114 | - | shall be licensed professional music therapists, as defined in § 2–4A–01 of this title. 12 | |
| 109 | + | (a) A majority of the APPOINTED members [currently serving on] OF the Board[, 9 | |
| 110 | + | with at least 1 audiologist, hearing aid dispenser, speech–language pathologist, and music 10 | |
| 111 | + | therapist regulated under the provisions of this title being present,] is a quorum to do 11 | |
| 112 | + | business. 12 | |
| 115 | 113 | ||
| 116 | - | 2–204. 13 | |
| 117 | - | ||
| 118 | - | (a) A majority of the APPOINTED members [currently serving on] OF the Board[, 14 | |
| 119 | - | with at least 1 audiologist, hearing aid dispenser, speech–language pathologist, and music 15 | |
| 120 | - | therapist regulated under the provisions of this title being present,] is a quorum to do 16 | |
| 121 | - | business. 17 | |
| 122 | - | ||
| 123 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18 | |
| 124 | - | 1, 2025. 19 | |
| 114 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13 | |
| 115 | + | 1, 2025. 14 | |
| 125 | 116 | ||
| 126 | 117 | ||
| 127 | - | ||
| 128 | - | Approved: | |
| 129 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 130 | - | Governor. | |
| 131 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 132 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 133 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 134 | - | President of the Senate. |