LD 1524
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LR 2137
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
PART A

 
Sec. A-1. 5 MRSA §5301, sub-§2, ķE, as repealed and replaced by PL
1995, c. 625, Pt. A, §11, is amended to read:

 
E. Convictions for which incarceration for less than one
year may be imposed and that involve sexual misconduct by an
applicant for massage therapy licensure or a licensed
massage therapist or an applicant or licensee of the Board
of Licensure in Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic
Licensure, the Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of
Examiners of Psychologists, the State Board of Social Worker
Licensure, the Board of Chiropractic Licensure, the State
Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy, the State Board of
Alcohol and Drug Counselors, the Board of Respiratory Care
Practitioners, the Board of Counseling Professionals
Licensure, the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, the
Board of Examiners on Speech-language Pathology and
Audiology, the Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters, the
Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, the Nursing Home
Administrators Licensing Board, the Board of Licensure of
Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Complementary Health Care
Providers, the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal
Justice Academy, the State Board of Nursing and the
Emergency Medical Services' Board.

 
Sec. A-1. 5 MRSA §5303, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995,
c. 625, Pt. A, §12, is amended to read:

 
2. Ten-year limits. For applicants to and licensees and
registrants of the Board of Licensure in Medicine, the Board of
Osteopathic Licensure, the Board of Dental Examiners, the State
Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the State Board of Social
Worker Licensure, the State Board of Nursing, the Board of
Chiropractic Licensure, the Board of Trustees of the Maine
Criminal Justice Academy, the State Board of Examiners in
Physical Therapy, the State Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors,
the Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners, the Board of
Counseling Professionals Licensure, the Board of Occupational
Therapy Practice, the Board of Examiners on Speech-language
Pathology and Audiology, the Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and
Fitters, the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, the
Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board, the Board of
Licensure of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Complementary
Health Care Providers, and the Emergency Medical Services' Board
and applicants for massage therapy licensure or licensed massage
therapists, the following apply.


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