2017 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 145: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT
32 §18508. Renewal and continued participation

§18508. Renewal and continued participation

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; [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; [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 [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. [2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]

[ 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW) .]

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.

[ 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.

[ 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.

[ 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.

[ 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.

[ 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).