Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.06 - Licensure of Polysomnographic Technologists
Section 10.32.06.03 - Committee

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.06.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. The Board shall appoint members of the Polysomnographic Professional Standards Committee as follows:

(1) Three polysomnographic technologists who:
(a) Before October 1, 2009, are registered polysomnographic technologists; and

(b) On or after October 1, 2009, are both registered polysomnographic technologists and licensed polysomnographic technologists;

(2) Three licensed physicians with specialty certification in sleep medicine who are specialists in the following areas:
(a) One in psychiatry or internal medicine;

(b) One in pulmonary medicine; and

(c) One in neurology; and

(3) One consumer member who is a member of the general public and who:
(a) May not be or ever has been:
(i) A polysomnographic technologist;

(ii) A health care professional;

(iii) In training to be a polysomnographic technologist or other health care professional; or

(iv) A household member of a health care professional or an individual in training to be a health care professional; and

(b) May not:
(i) Participate, or ever have participated, in a commercial or professional field related to polysomnography;

(ii) Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to polysomnography;

(iii) Have had, within 2 years before appointment, a financial interest in a individual regulated by the Board; or

(iv) Have had, within 2 years before appointment, a financial interest in the provision of goods or services to polysomnographic technologists or to the field of polysomnography.

B. Tenure.

(1) The term of a member is 3 years.

(2) The terms of the members are staggered.

(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.

(4) An individual may be reappointed for a second term but the individual may not serve more than two full consecutive terms.

C. Vacancy.

(1) If a vacancy occurs, the Board shall appoint a new member to serve.

(2) The successor member shall only serve for the remainder of the term, unless reappointed.

D. Quorum.

(1) A majority of the members then serving on the Committee is a quorum.

(2) Business may not be conducted at a Committee meeting unless there is a quorum.

E. The Committee shall:

(1) Make recommendations to the Board regarding the practice of, and regulations governing, polysomnographic technologists;

(2) Make recommendations to the Board on the requirements for licensure as a polysomnographic technologist;

(3) Review selected applications for licensure as a polysomnographic technologist and make recommendations to the Board on the applications;

(4) At the request of the Board, review complaints against polysomnographic technologists and respond to the Board's questions; and

(5) Keep a record of the Committee's proceedings.

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