2020 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 145: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT
32 §18505. Designation of state of principal license
§18505. Designation of state of principal license
1. State of principal license. A physician must designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is:
A. The state of primary residence for the physician; [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
B. The state where at least 25% of the physician's practice of medicine occurs; [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
C. The location of the physician's employer; or [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
D. If no state qualifies under paragraphs A to C, the state designated as the physician's state of residence for the purpose of federal income tax. [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
2. Redesignation. A physician may designate another member state as the state of principal license at any time after a designation under subsection 1, as long as the state meets the requirements in subsection 1.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
3. Rules. The interstate commission is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to section 18516 to facilitate designation pursuant to subsection 2 of another member state as the state of principal license.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).
