Maryland Health - General Section 10-910
§ 10-910.
  (a)   There is an advisory committee for the program.
  (b)   (1)   The advisory committee consists of 13 members appointed by the Secretary.
    (2)   Of the 13 members:
      (i)   3 shall be members of the Maryland Association of the Deaf;
      (ii)   2 shall be mental health practitioners who are hearing impaired individuals;
      (iii)   2 shall be mental health practitioners who are not hearing impaired individuals;
      (iv)   2 shall be individuals in the field of deaf education;
      (v)   1 shall be a parent of a hearing impaired individual;
      (vi)   1 shall be from the Maryland Association for Hearing Impaired Children; and
      (vii)   2 shall be public members who represent the community at large.
    (3)   The Secretary shall appoint the advisory committee from recommendations made by:
      (i)   The Maryland Association of the Deaf;
      (ii)   The National Association of the Deaf;
      (iii)   The International Association of Parents of the Deaf;
      (iv)   The Maryland School for the Deaf;
      (v)   The Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf;
      (vi)   The Maryland Regional Council of Child Psychiatry;
      (vii)   The Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers;
      (viii)   The Maryland Psychological Association; and
      (ix)   The State Department of Education.
  (c)   The advisory committee shall:
    (1)   Be consulted about the administration of the program; and
    (2)   Link the program to the community of hearing impaired individuals.
  (d)   The advisory committee shall meet at the times and places that it determines.