Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18508 – Renewal and continued participation
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1. License renewal process. A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state must complete a renewal process with the interstate commission. The physician is eligible for renewal if the physician:
A. Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license; [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
B. Has not been convicted or received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction; [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
C. Has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license; and [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
D. Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18508
- Expedited license: means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Interstate commission: means the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission created pursuant to section 18512. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: means authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the practice of medicine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Member board: means a state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation and education of physicians as directed by the state government. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Member state: means a state that has enacted the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Offense: means a felony, a Class A, Class B or Class C crime, an aggravated crime, a gross misdemeanor or a crime involving moral turpitude. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Physician: means a person who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503Practice of medicine: means the clinical prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a human disease, injury or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503 State: means any state, commonwealth, district or territory of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503 United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Professional development. A physician must comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
3. Renewal fees. The interstate commission shall collect from the physician any renewal fee charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fee to the applicable member board.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
4. License renewal. Upon receipt of the renewal fee collected in subsection 3, a member board shall renew the physician’s license.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
5. Physician information. Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process must be distributed to all member boards.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
6. Rules. The interstate commission is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to section 18516 to address renewal of licenses obtained through the compact.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).