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Nominations requested for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Advisory Board

Nominations are being sought for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Advisory Board. 

The board meets at least four times each year in order to advise the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Secretary Laura Howard on matters concerning the licensure of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. 

The board consists of five people appointed by Sec. Howard and includes two speech-language pathologists, an audiologist, a licensed physician and a member of the general public who isn’t a health care provider. Members serve two-year terms and are eligible for reappointment to a second-year term. The positions to be filled include one licensed speech-language pathologist, one physician and one member of the general public. 

Nominations can be submitted to Karen Torbert, Health Occupations Credentialing, 503 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas, 66603 or by email to karen.torbert@ks.gov

Please include the nominee’s vitae, a cover letter briefly expressing interest in serving and a brief statement of reasons for the endorsement. 

The deadline for nominations is Feb. 13. 

For more information, contact Torbert via email at karen.torbert@ks.gov or by phone at (785) 296-0061. 

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Posted: Jan 12, 2023,
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Author: Ann Bush

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