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

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)