# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 32 — Board of Physicians

### Chapter 06 — Licensure of Polysomnographic Technologists

#### Regulation .03 Committee.

*COMAR 10.32.06.03*

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.