Section 36-24-4.1 - Lay member of board--Appointment and term of office.
36-24-4.1. Lay member of board--Appointment and term of office. The membership of the board shall include one lay member who shall be appointed by the Governor and shall have the same term of office as other members of the board. The lay member of the board shall be a member of the general public who:
(1) Is not and has never been an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser;
(2) Has no household member who is an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser;
(3) Is not and has never been a participant in a commercial or professional field related to audiology or the provisions of hearing aid services;
(4) Has no household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to audiology or the provisions of hearing aid services; and
(5) Has not had, within two years before appointment, a financial interest in a person regulated by the board.
Source: SL 1973, ch 2, § 58; SL 1997, ch 221, § 11.