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SB 82

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State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Maryland Music Therapists Act

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 800 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Renaming the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists to be the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists; requiring that two licensed music therapists with at least 5 years' paid work experience be added to the Board; requiring the Board to adopt a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; authorizing the Board to facilitate the statewide dissemination of music therapy information to music therapists; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSena Moore, KimberlyCertification Board for Music TherapistsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualPosition only
FWARobinson, CandaceMDHOral
FWARunge, NikiIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOFaulkner, RachaelPublic Policy PartnersWritten (PDF)
INFOAugustine, SenatorIndividualWritten (PDF)

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