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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, § 17201: Board established; membership; terms, 2007

The Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing has 7 members appointed by the Governor, and members must meet residency, experience, licensing, term, and appointment-rule requirements.

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United States — Maine
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Year 2007
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Enacted 2007 · Source version 1 Oct 2025
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Enacted 2007 · Source version 1 Oct 2025
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Board established; membership; terms

The Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing has 7 members appointed by the Governor, and members must meet residency, experience, licensing, term, and appointment-rule requirements.

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The Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing has 7 members appointed by the Governor, and members must meet residency, experience, licensing, term, and appointment-rule requirements.

The Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing, as established by Title 5, section 12004‑A, subsection 48, consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor. All members must be residents of this State. Two members must have been engaged full-time in the practice of speech-language pathology for at least one year immediately preceding appointment. Two members must have been engaged full-time in the practice of audiology for at least one year immediately preceding appointment and 2 hearing aid dealers and fitters must have at least 5 years of experience. All professional members at all times must be holders of valid licenses for the practice of speech-language pathology, audiology or the practice of dealing in and fitting of hearing aids, respectively. The additional member is a public member as defined in Title 5, section 12004‑A. [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. O, §6 (AMD).] Appointments are for 3-year terms. Appointments of members must comply with Title 10, section 8009. A board member may be removed by the Governor for cause. [PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §36 (AMD).]
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