Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3294 – Confidential information provided to professional and occupational licensing boards
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If confidential information regarding a person subject to or seeking licensure, certification or registration by a licensing board indicates that the person may have engaged in unlawful activity, professional misconduct or conduct which may be in violation of the laws or rules relating to the licensing board, the director may release this information to the appropriate licensing board. Confidential information shall be disclosed and used in accordance with section 3292 and may also be disclosed to members, employees and agents of a licensing board who are directly related to the matter at issue. [PL 1987, c. 714, §2 (NEW).]
1. Notice to the licensee or applicant. Notice of the release of confidential information shall be provided by the board to the licensee or applicant in accordance with the law and rules relating to the licensing board. If the law or rules relating to a licensing board do not provide for notice to licensees or applicants subject to or seeking licensure, certification or registration, the licensing board shall provide notice to the licensee or applicant upon determination of the board to take further action following its investigation.
[PL 1987, c. 714, §2 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3294
- Bureau: means the Office of MaineCare Services with respect to section 7703 and section 1828. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3291
- Confidential information: means information deemed confidential by chapters 958?A and 1071, and sections 7703 and 1828. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3291
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Child and Family Services with respect to confidential information derived from chapters 958?A and 1071, and the Director of the Office of MaineCare Services or the Director of the Office of Child and Family Services with respect to confidential information derived from section 7703 and the Director of the Office of MaineCare Services with respect to confidential information derived from section 1828. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3291
- Licensing board: means a professional or occupational licensing board that licenses, certifies or registers a person in a profession or occupation which is included in the list of professional and occupational licensing boards in Title 5, section 12004?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3291
2. Licensing board requests for confidential information. Any licensing board pursuing action within the scope of the board’s authority or conducting an investigation of any person subject to or seeking licensure, certification or registration by the board for engaging in unlawful activity, professional misconduct or conduct which may be in violation of the laws or rules relating to the board may request confidential information from the bureau. Any information provided to the board for an investigation shall be governed by section 3292 and this section.
[PL 1987, c. 714, §2 (NEW).]
3. Use of confidential information in proceedings. The use of confidential information in proceedings, informal conferences and adjudicatory hearings shall be governed by Title 5, section 9057, subsection 6.
[PL 1987, c. 714, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 714, §2 (NEW).