                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS (§ 54.1-1500.2)

A. The appointment of the otolaryngologist member may be made from a list of at
least three names submitted to the Governor by the Medical Society of Virginia.
The appointment of one of the hearing aid specialist members may be made from a
list of at least three names submitted to the Governor by the Speech-Language
Hearing Association of Virginia. The appointment of the remaining hearing aid
specialist members may be made from a list of at least three names for each
vacancy submitted to the Governor by the Virginia Society of Hearing Aid
Specialists. Nominations for appointments to regular terms shall be submitted to
the Governor on or before June 1 of each year. The Governor may notify the
Society or Association, respectively, of any vacancy other than by expiration,
and like nominations may be made for the filling of the vacancy. In no case
shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.

B. The appointment of the licensed optician members may be made from a list of
at least three names for each vacancy submitted to the Governor by the Opticians
Association of Virginia for each appointee who is an optician, and by the
Medical Society of Virginia for each appointee who is a physician. Nominations
for appointments to regular terms shall be submitted to the Governor on or
before June 1 of each year. The Governor may notify the Society or Association,
respectively, of any vacancy other than by expiration and like nominations may
be made for the filling of the vacancy. In no case shall the Governor be bound
to make any appointment from among the nominees.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 803, 835.