The Committee consists of seven members ap-
pointed to one-year terms by the State Board of
Medical Examiners. Of these, three are licensed
physicians, three are certified physician assistants,
and one is a consumer. The licensed physician
members must include at least one specialist in
general surgery or a surgical subspeciality, and at
least one specialist in internal medicine, family
practice, or a similar primary care specialty (Code
Health Occupations Article, sees. 14.5-101
through 14.5-502).

STATE BOARD OF MORTICIANS

President: Doris K. McCully, 1990

Robert S. Barranco, 1987; Donald V. Borgwardt,
1987; Susan A. Cohen, 1987; Walter G.
Dabrowski, 1987; Leroy 0. Dyett, 1987; Stanley
Theodore Levinson, 1987; John R. Merceron,
1987; James F. Scarpelli, Sr., 1987; Ronald S.
Wade, 1987; Maggie Christine Lane, 1990.

201 W. Preston St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 225-5853

The State Board of Morticians was established
as the State Board of Undertakers in 1902 (Chap-
ter 160, Acts of 1902). In 1937, it was renamed
the State Board of Funeral Directors and Em-
balmers. The Board received its present name in
1981 (Chapter 8, Acts of 1981).

Every person in the business of funeral directing
and embalming in the State must register with
and procure a license from the Board. The Board
renews licenses every two years, and it has the
power to suspend or revoke any license. The
Board makes regulations for the enforcement of
provisions in the laws regarding funeral directing
and embalming.

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene and with the consent
of the Senate, the Governor appoints the Board's
eleven members for four-year terms. Nine mem-
bers are practicing licensed morticians or funeral
directors, and two members are consumers who
have no training or substantial financial interest in
the profession. Five members must be residents of
Baltimore City and six must be residents of the
counties.

Authorization for the Board continues until Ju-
ly 1, 1992 (Code Health Occupations Article,
6-101 through 6-602).

STATE BOARD OF NURSING

President: Rosemarie E. Liberatore, R.N., M.S.,
1988

Mickie W. Crimone, R.N., C.S., M.S.N., 1987;
Madeline K. Turkeltaub, R.N., Ph.D., 1987;
Joseph F. Abate, 1988; Ruth Wilder Bell, R.N.,
D.N.Sc., 1988; Jane Geer, L.P.N., 1988; Grace D.
Monroe, L.P.N., 1988; Perry D. Watson, L.P.N.,
1988; Linda A. Coffman, R.N., M.S., 1989;
Margaret M. DeStefanis, R.N., M.S., 1989; W.
Stephen Pindell, 1989.

Donna M. Dorsey, Executive Director

201 W. Preston St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 225-5880

The State Board of Examiners of Nurses was
created in 1904 (Chapter 172, Acts of 1904). It
was renamed the State Board of Nursing in 1987
(Chapter 109, Acts of 1987). The Board examines
all applicants for registration as registered nurses
and as licensed practical nurses and issues the
proper certificates. It keeps a register of the names
of all registered nurses and all licensed practical
nurses. The Board renews registered nurse and li-
censed practical nurse licenses biennially. It
prescribes standards for nursing education pro-
grams and surveys such programs.

The Board cooperates with the National League
for Nursing in the preparation of its State Board
Test Pool Licensing Examinations and uses these
examinations.

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene, the Governor ap-
points the Board's eleven members for three-year
terms. Three members must be licensed practical
nurses and six must be registered nurses. As va-
cancies occur, the Maryland Nurses Association
and the Maryland Licensed Practical Nurses As-
sociation, as the case may be, submit to the Gov-
ernor and to the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene the names of five of its members from
which the Governor selects appointees. Two
members are consumers appointed by the Gover-
nor on the recommendation of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene with the advice and
consent of the Senate.

Authorization for the Board continues until Ju-
ly 1, 1993 (Code Health Occupations Article,
sees. 7-101 through 7-802).