Maryland Health Occupations Section 8-6B-05

      (a)      There is an Electrology Practice Committee within the Board.

      (b)      (1)      The Committee consists of five members appointed by the Board.

            (2)      Of the five Committee members:

                  (i)      Four shall be licensed electrologists or licensed electrology instructors; and

                  (ii)      One shall be a consumer member.

      (c)      Each member of the Committee shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State.

      (d)      Each electrologist member of the Committee shall have practiced electrology actively in the State for at least 5 years immediately before appointment.

      (e)      The consumer member of the Committee:

            (1)      Shall be a member of the general public;

            (2)      May not be or ever have been:

                  (i)      An electrologist;

                  (ii)      A health care professional; or

                  (iii)      In training to be an electrologist or a health care professional;

            (3)      May not have a household member who is an electrologist, a health care professional, in training to be an electrologist, or in training to be a health care professional; and

            (4)      May not:

                  (i)      Participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to electrology;

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

                  (iii)      Have, or have had within 2 years before appointment, a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board.

      (f)      (1)      The term of a member is 4 years.

            (2)      The terms of the members are staggered as required by the provisions for members of the Committee on July 1, 2003.

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

            (4)      A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

            (5)      A member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms.

            (6)      To the extent practicable, the Board shall fill any vacancy on the Committee within 60 days of the date of the vacancy.

      (g)      (1)      The Board may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.

            (2)      The Board may remove a member who is absent from two successive Committee meetings without adequate reason.