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LR 3024
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §2571, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 50, §3, is
further amended to read:

 
An individual, before engaging in the practice of osteopathic
medicine in this State, shall make application for a license to
the board, on a form prescribed by the board. The application
must be filed with the board at least 60 days before the date of
examination together with a fee of not more than $350 $525. The
applicant shall present a diploma granted by a school or college
of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic
Association. That applicant shall present evidence of having
completed an internship of at least 12 months in a hospital
conforming to the minimal standards for accreditation by the
American Osteopathic Association, or the equivalency, as
determined by the board. All applicants shall provide reasonable
and proper facts as the board in its application may require. The
board at its discretion may permit an applicant, who is otherwise
qualified to be examined during internship, a license to be
withheld until successful completion of internship.

 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §2573, as amended by PL 1997, c. 50, §5, is further
amended to read:

 
§2573. Temporary licensure

 
An osteopathic physician in good repute who is a graduate of a
school or college of osteopathic medicine approved by the
American Osteopathic Association, serving as a fellow, intern or
resident physician in a hospital in this State, shall register
with the board and must be issued a temporary license by the
board evidencing the right to practice only under hospital
control. Such a license may not be issued for a period in excess
of one year but may be renewed from time to time, not to exceed
an aggregate of 5 years. The license must be in a form
prescribed by the board and may be revoked or suspended by the
board with the suspension or revocation effective immediately
when written notification from the board is received by the
hospital. An examination may not be required for applicants for
this temporary license. The fee for such a license may not be
more than $300 $450.

 
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §2574, as amended by PL 1997, c. 50, §6, is further
amended to read:

 
§2574. Locum tenens

 
An osteopathic physician who is a graduate of a school or
college of osteopathic medicine approved by the American


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