637A.035  Qualifications of members; terms; members serve at pleasure of Governor.

1.  The Governor shall appoint:

(a) One member who is a physician with a specialty in otorhinolaryngology or otology.

(b) One member who is licensed to engage in the practice of audiology pursuant to chapter 637B of NRS.

(c) One member who is a hearing aid specialist.

(d) Two members who are representatives of the general public and have hearing disorders. These members must not be:

(1) A hearing aid specialist, a physician with a specialty in otorhinolaryngology or otology or a person licensed to engage in the practice of audiology pursuant to chapter 637B of NRS; or

(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a hearing aid specialist, a physician with a specialty in otorhinolaryngology or otology or a person licensed to engage in the practice of audiology pursuant to chapter 637B of NRS.

2.  After their initial terms, the members of the Board shall serve terms of 3 years.

3.  No member of the Board may be a stockholder of a manufacturer.

4.  The members of the Board serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 990; A 1977, 1255; 1993, 1339; 2003, 1195)