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Bill would change appointment process and quorum rules for audiology, hearing‑aid, speech and music therapy board
Summary
House Bill 406 would remove professional associations from the appointments process and change quorum rules for the State Board of Examiners that serves audiologists, hearing‑aid dispensers, speech‑language pathologists and music therapists.
Delegate Pam Gazzoni told the committee that House Bill 406, requested by the Department of Health, would (1) remove professional organizations from the process of nominating candidates to the State Board of Examiners for audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, speech‑language pathologists and music therapists, and (2) change quorum requirements so a majority of appointed members is sufficient rather than requiring at least one representative of each discipline.
Sponsor and Board representatives said the current mix of…
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