CHAPTER 363

S.P. 441 - L.D. 1261

An Act To Allow Physicians Licensed in Other States

but Trained outside the United States To Practice Medicine

in Maine

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

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §3271, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Waiver for exceptional circumstances.__The board may waive the requirements of subsection 2 for a physician who does not meet the postgraduate training requirements but who meets the requirements of this subsection.

A.__To be considered for a waiver under this subsection, the physician must:

(1)__Be a graduate of a foreign medical school, not including a medical school in Canada or Great Britain;

(2)__Be licensed in another state; and

(3)__Have at least 3 years of clinical experience in the area of expertise.

B.__If the physician meets the requirements of paragraph A, the board shall use the following qualifications of the physician to determine whether to grant a waiver:

(1)__Completion of a 3-year clinical fellowship in the United States in the area of expertise.__The burden of proof as to the quality and content of the fellowship is placed on the applicant;