Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §§1078 and 1079 are enacted to read:

§1078.__Subcommittee on Denturist Discipline

The Subcommittee on Denturist Discipline, referred to in this section as "the subcommittee," is established as follows.

1.__Membership.__The subcommittee consists of 5 members as follows:

A. The denturist who is a member of the board;

B.__Two denturists, appointed by the Governor, who are qualified pursuant to subchapter 6, are legal residents of the State and, for appointments made after January 1, 2006, have practiced in the State for at least 6 years immediately preceding appointment; and

C.__Two dentists who are members of the board, appointed by the president of the board.

The subcommittee shall annually elect a chair and a secretary.

2. Terms.__Each of the 3 members of the subcommittee who also are members of the board shall serve on the subcommittee for the duration of that member's term on the board.__The term of a member of the subcommittee who is not a member of the board is 5 years.

3.__Duties.__The subcommittee shall perform an initial review of all complaints initiated pursuant to section 1077 involving denturists.__Upon completion of its review of a complaint, the secretary of the subcommittee shall report to the board the subcommittee's recommended disposition of the complaint in accordance with those dispositions authorized by section 1077.__ Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1077, the board shall adopt the subcommittee's recommended disposition of a complaint unless no fewer than 2/3 of the board members who are present and voting vote to reject that recommended disposition.

4.__Compensation.__The members of the subcommittee are entitled to compensation according to the provisions of Title 5, chapter 379. Expenses of the subcommittee members must be certified by the secretary of the board.

§1079.__Subcommittee on Dental Hygienist Submissions