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Page 1 of 2 An Act to Increase the Licensing Fee Caps of the Board of Osteopathic Licensure... LD 2017 Title Page
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Osteopathic Association and who is of good repute may, at the
discretion of the board, be given a temporary license to be
effective for not more than 6 months after issuance, for the
purpose of permitting the physician to serve as "locum tenens" for
another osteopathic physician who is unable, because of illness or
some other substantiated reason, to maintain the practice, thus
fulfilling a need in that area for providing health services. The
fee for such a license may be not more than $500 $750.

 
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §2575, as amended by PL 1997, c. 50, §7, is further
amended to read:

 
§2575. Camp physicians

 
An osteopathic physician who is a graduate of a school or
college of osteopathic medicine approved by the American
Osteopathic Association and who is of good repute may, at the
discretion of the board, make application for a temporary license
to practice as a camp physician at a specified camp. Such an
osteopathic physician is entitled to practice only on the
patients at the camp. The license must be obtained each year.
Applications for such a temporary license must be made in the
same manner as for regular licenses. An examination may not be
exacted from applicants for temporary licenses. The fee may not
be more than $500 $750.

 
Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §2576, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §178,
is further amended to read:

 
§2576. Visiting instructors

 
A temporary visiting instructor's license may be granted an
osteopathic physician who holds a current and valid license to
practice osteopathic medicine in another state. This license
entitles the osteopathic physician to practice in this State when
that physician is performing osteopathic medical procedures as a
part of a course or courses of instruction in continuing medical
education in a hospital in this State. The annual fee for such a
temporary license may not be more than $100 $150. The license
issued pursuant to this section is for a duration set by the
board. Such a temporary license may be revoked for any one of
the reasons in section 2591-A.

 
Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §2581, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A,
§180, is further amended to read:

 
Every osteopathic physician legally licensed to practice in
this State, shall, on or before the first day of January of each
even-numbered year expiration date of the osteopathic physician's

 
license, pay to the board a fee set by the board not to exceed
$500 $750 for the renewal of the osteopathic physician's license
to practice. An osteopathic physician's license is issued for a
period of 2 years and must be renewed in accordance with a
schedule adopted by the board by rule.__Rules adopted pursuant to
this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter II-A. In addition to the payment of the
renewal fee, each licensee applying for the renewal of the
osteopathic physician's license shall furnish to the board
satisfactory evidence that the osteopathic physician has attended
in the 2 preceding years at least 100 hours of educational
programs devoted to continuing medical education approved by the
board. The required education must be obtained from formalized
programs of continuing medical education sponsored by recognized
associations, colleges or universities, hospitals, institutes or
groups approved by the board. A copy of the current approved
list must be available in the office of the secretary-treasurer
of the board. At least 40% of these credit hours must be
osteopathic medical education approved in the rules established
by the board. The board may adjudicate continuing medical
education performance in situations of illness, hardship or
military service upon written petition by the applicant. The
secretary-treasurer of the board shall send a written notice of
the foregoing requirements to each osteopathic physician, at
least 60 days prior to January 1st each osteopathic physician's
license expiration date, directed to the last known address of
the licensee and enclosing with the notice proper blank forms for
application for renewal. If a licensee fails to furnish the
board evidence of attendance at continuing medical educational
programs, as approved by the board, fails to pay the renewal fee
or fails to submit a completed application for renewal, the
osteopathic physician automatically forfeits the right to
practice osteopathic medicine in this State. After January 1st
of each even-numbered year the expiration of a license, the board
shall send notice by first class mail to each licensee who has
failed to meet the requirements for renewal. If the failure is
not corrected within 30 days, then the osteopathic physician's
license may be considered lapsed by the board. The secretary-
treasurer of the board may reinstate the osteopathic physician
upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence of continuing
medical education as outlined and approved by the board and upon
payment of the renewal fee.

 
Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §2594-C, sub-§2, ¶¶H and I, as amended by PL 1993, c.
600, Pt. A, §186, are further amended to read:

 
H. Requirements for initial licensure, including fees,
which may not exceed $100 $150;

 
I. Requirements for annual licensure, including fees, which
may not exceed $75 $125;

 
Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §2594-C, sub-§2, ¶¶L and M, as amended by PL 1993, c.
600, Pt. A, §186, are further amended to read:

 
L. Requirements for physician supervision of physician
extenders, including fees, which may not exceed $100 $150;
and

 
M. Requirements for transfer of licensure by a physician
extender to another physician, including fees, which may not
exceed $25 $50.

 
Sec. 9. Authority to assess osteopathic physicians. The Board of Osteopathic
Licensure may assess, by rule, each osteopathic physician
licensed in this State a one-time fee established by the board
not to exceed $100 if the board's revenues are insufficient to
enable it to comply with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32,
chapter 36. The authority to assess a one-time special
assessment expires on December 31, 2003. Rules adopted pursuant
to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill increases the fee caps for the Board of Osteopathic
Licensure and provides the board with the authority to adopt a
renewal schedule by rule. The bill also authorizes the board to
adopt, by rule, a one-time special assessment not to exceed $100
if the board's revenues are insufficient to meet its obligations.
The authority for the special assessment will expire on December
31, 2003.


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