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TITLE II
CHAPTER 13
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PART I
ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
(Chapters 1 through 182)
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TITLE II
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE
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CHAPTER 13
DIVISION AND BOARDS OF REGISTRATION
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Section 1
Repealed, 1969, 704, Sec. 16
Section 2 to 7
Repealed, 1974, 835, Sec. 15
Section 8
Division of professional licensure; director; duties; compensation; appointment of successor
Section 9
Boards subsequently mentioned to serve in division; offices; compensation
Section 9A
Rules and regulations governing examinations
Section 9B
Boards of registration; conflicting interests of public or lay members restricted; delegation of duties to single members; policy matters; definitions
Section 9C
Boards of registration; members; public employees for certain purposes
Section 10
Board of registration in medicine; membership; appointment and term; expenses; rules and regulations
Section 10A
Board of registration in medicine; review and approval of rules and regulations
Section 10B
Repealed, 1992, 286, Sec. 53
Section 11
Board of registration in medicine; meetings; officers; bond; salaries and expenses
Section 11A
Board of allied health professionals; membership; appointment; term; removal; election of officers; expenses; powers and duties
Section 11B
Board of respiratory care; membership; qualifications; term
Section 11C
Board of registration of physician assistants; membership; appointment; term
Section 11D
Board of registration of dieticians and nutritionists
Section 11E
Board of registration of perfusionists; members; officers
Section 12
Repealed, 1937, 425, Sec. 13
Section 12A
Board of registration in podiatry; membership; term
Section 12B
Board of registration in podiatry; meetings; officers; quorum
Section 12C
Board of registration in podiatry; compensation and expenses; limitation
Section 13
Board of registration in nursing; members; number; qualifications; appointment; term
Section 14
Board of registration in nursing; meetings; officers; executive director; duties
Section 14A
Board of registration in nursing; assistant to executive director; qualifications; appointment
Section 15
Board of registration in nursing; compensation and expenses
Section 15A
Repealed, 1960, 693, Sec. 4
Section 15B
Repealed, 1960, 693, Sec. 5
Section 15C
Repealed, 1960, 693, Sec. 6
Section 15D
Board of registration in nursing; compensation and expense limit
Section 16
Board of registration in optometry; membership; appointment; term; qualifications
Section 17
Board of registration in optometry; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
Section 18
Board of registration in optometry; salaries and expenses
Section 19
Board of registration in dentistry; membership; qualifications; appointment; term; advisors
Section 20
Board of registration in dentistry; board meetings; officers
Section 21
Board of registration in dentistry; salaries and expenses; accounts open to public
Section 22
Board of registration in pharmacy; membership; qualifications; appointment; term
Section 23
Board of registration in pharmacy; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
Section 24
Board of registration in pharmacy; salaries and expenses
Section 25
Board of registration in pharmacy; agents; expenses; duties
Section 26
Board of registration in veterinary medicine; membership; qualifications; term
Section 27
Board of registration in veterinary medicine; meetings; officers
Section 28
Board of registration in veterinary medicine; salaries and expenses; limitations
Section 29
Board of registration in embalming and funeral directing; membership; appointment; term
Section 30
Board of registration in embalming and funeral directing; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
Section 31
Board of registration in embalming and funeral directing; salaries and expenses; limitations
Section 32
State examiners of electricians; membership; appointment and term; executive secretary; compensation and expenses
Section 32A
Board of electricians’ appeals
Section 33
Board of public accountancy; membership; appointment; terms; removal
Section 34
Board of public accountancy; officers; records of proceedings; register; meetings
Section 35
Board of public accountancy; compensation and expenses; executive secretary
Section 36
Board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters; membership; appointment; term; chairman
Section 37
Board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters; meetings
Section 38
Board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters; salaries and expenses; clerical assistance
Section 39
Board of registration of barbers; membership; appointment; term
Section 40
Board of registration of barbers; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond; investigators
Section 41
Board of registration of barbers; salaries and expenses
Section 42
Board of registration of cosmetology; membership; appointment and term; chairperson; qualifications
Section 43
Board of registration of cosmetology; meetings; executive secretary; clerks
Section 44
Board of registration of cosmetology; compensation; reimbursement for expenses
Section 44A
Board of registration of architects; membership; appointment; term
Section 44B
Board of registration of architects; meetings; officers; quorum
Section 44C
Board of registration of architects; rules and by-laws; seal; powers; annual report
Section 44D
Board of registration of architects; compensation and expenses; limitations; appointment of clerks
Section 45
Board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; membership; appointment; terms
Section 46
Board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; meetings; officers; quorum
Section 47
Board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; compensation; expenses; limitations
Section 48
Board of registration of dispensing opticians; membership; appointment; term
Section 49
Board of registration of dispensing opticians; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
Section 50
Board of registration of dispensing opticians; compensation and expenses
Section 51
Board of registration of sanitarians; membership; appointment and qualifications; term
Section 52
Board of registration of sanitarians; meetings; organization; rules and regulations
Section 53
Board of registration of sanitarians; compensation and expenses; appointment of employees
Section 54
Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; membership; appointment; term; vacancies
Section 55
Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; meetings; notice, quorum; record
Section 56
Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; rules and by-laws; seal; annual report; contents
Section 57
Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; compensation and expenses; office; employees
Section 58
Board of registration of electrologists; membership; qualifications; appointment
Section 59
Board of registration of electrologists; meetings
Section 60
Board of registration of electrologists; compensation; traveling expenses
Section 61
Board or registration of radio and television technicians; membership; appointment; terms
Section 62
Board of registration of radio and television technicians; meetings; chairman and secretary; quorum; administrator
Section 63
Board of registration of radio and television technicians; compensation and expenses
Section 64
Board of registration of chiropractors membership; appointment and qualifications
Section 65
Board of registration of chiropractors; meetings
Section 66
Board of registration of chiropractors; remittance of fees; compensation and expenses of members
Section 66A
Repealed, 1983, 606, Sec. 1
Section 66B
Board of certification of operators of drinking water supply facilities
Section 67
Board of registration of landscape architects; membership; appointment and qualifications; term; vacancies
Section 68
Board of registration of landscape architects; meetings; officers; quorum
Section 69
Board of registration of landscape architects; compensation; expenses; clerks
Section 70
Board of certification of health officers; membership; appointment and qualifications; term
Section 71
Board of certification of health officers; meetings; officers; rules and regulations
Section 72
Board of certification of health officers; compensation and expenses; employees
Section 73
Board of nursing home administrators; membership; appointment; vacancies; removal
Section 74
Board of nursing home administrators; meetings; officers; rules and regulations
Section 75
Board of nursing home administrators; disposition of fees; compensation and expenses of members; employees
Section 76
Board of registration of psychologists; membership; appointment and qualifications
Section 77
Board of registration of psychologists; term; expiration; appointment of successor
Section 78
Board of registration of psychologists; removal of member for cause; notice; right to hearing
Section 79
Board of registration of psychologists; meetings; election of officers; licenses; rules and regulations; compensation; assistants
Section 80
Board of registration of social workers; membership; appointment and qualifications
Section 81
Board of registration of social workers; term
Section 82
Board of registration of social workers; removal of member for cause; right to hearing; vacancy
Section 83
Board of registration of social workers; compensation
Section 84
Board of registration of social workers; meetings; election of officers; powers and duties of board; issuance of cease and desist orders; fees
Section 85
Board of registration of speech-language pathology and audiology; membership; appointment; election of officers; expenses
Section 86
Board of registration of speech-language pathology and audiology; examination, licensing and registration; ethical standards; complaints
Section 87
Board of registration of speech-language pathology and audiology; rules and regulations
Section 88
Board of registration of allied mental health and human services professions; membership; appointment; removal
Section 89
Board of registration of allied mental health and human services professions; qualifications of members
Section 90
Board of registration of allied mental health and human services professions; meetings; duties
Section 91
[There is no 13:91.]
Section 92
Board of real estate appraisers; membership; appointment; expenses
Section 93
Board of registration of hearing instrument specialists; members
Section 94
Board of registration of hearing instrument specialists; duties
Section 95
Board of registration of hearing instrument specialists; evaluation of performance
Section 96
Board of registration of home inspectors; members
Section 97
Board of registration of home inspectors; duties; informational brochure on home inspections
Section 97A
Board of registration of home inspectors; regulations outlining procedures and benefits of home energy audit
Section 98
Board of registration of massage therapy; composition; terms; voting
Section 99
Board of registration of massage therapy; powers and duties
Section 100
Repealed, 2008, 451, Sec. 21
Section 101
Board of examiners of sheet metal workers; members; terms; frequency of meetings
Section 102
Board of examiners of sheet metal workers; powers and duties
Section 103
Board of registration of genetic counselors; members; removal and resignation
Section 104
Board of registration of genetic counselors; election of officers; meetings; reimbursement of expenses
Section 105
Board of registration of genetic counselors; powers and duties
Section 106
Board of certification of community health workers; membership; term; removal and vacancies
Section 107
Board of certification of community health workers; meetings; officers; quorum; records; expenses; staffing
Section 108
Board of certification of community health workers; powers and duties
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