§ 17-84-201 - Creation and composition.
17-84-201. Creation and composition.
(a) There is created the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers.
(b) The board shall be composed of eight (8) members appointed by the Governor for terms of three (3) years as follows:
(1) (A) At least four (4) of the members shall be hearing instrument dispensers licensed under this chapter who have held a valid license for at least three (3) years.
(B) The Governor shall consider nominations from the Arkansas Hearing Society;
(2) At least one (1) member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Arkansas and specializing in otology or otolaryngology;
(3) At least one (1) member shall be an audiologist holding a master's degree or doctoral degree in audiology from a recognized college or university; and
(4) Two (2) members shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the practice of dispensing hearing instruments. One (1) member shall represent consumers, and one (1) member shall be sixty (60) years of age or older. Both members shall be appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate and shall be full voting members but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.
(c) (1) All terms shall expire on July 31 of the designated year.
(2) Each member shall serve for the term of his or her appointment and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified.
(3) No member shall serve more than three (3) terms consecutively.
(d) In the event of a vacancy on the board, a new member shall be appointed to serve out the unexpired term.
(e) The Governor may remove any member for cause.