New York Laws
Article 159 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
8205 - State Board for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

§ 8205. State board for speech-language pathology and audiology. A
state board for speech-language pathology and audiology shall be
appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner
for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on
matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance
with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall
consist of not less than seven members, three of whom shall be
audiologists and four of whom shall be speech-language pathologists.
Each speech-language pathologist and audiologist on the board shall be
licensed and have practiced in this state for at least five years, as
provided under this article except that the members of the first board
need not be licensed prior to their appointment to the board. An
executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of
regents on recommendation of the commissioner.

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