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LR 3308
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Administrative District Court in accordance with Title 4,
chapter 25 5.

 
Sec. 64. 32 MRSA §2431-A, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 378,
§30, is amended to read:

 
D. If the board concludes that suspension or revocation of
the license is in order, the board shall file a complaint in
the Administrative District Court in accordance with Title
4, chapter 25 5.

 
Sec. 65. 32 MRSA §2591-A, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 378,
§38, is amended to read:

 
D. If the board concludes that suspension or revocation of
the license is in order, the board shall file a complaint in
the Administrative District Court in accordance with Title
4, chapter 25 5.

 
Sec. 66. 32 MRSA §2594-D, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt.
A, §187, is further amended to read:

 
2. Consent to physical or mental examination; objections to
admissibility of physician's testimony waived. For the purposes
of this section, every physician assistant licensed under these
rules who accepts the responsibility of rendering medical
services in this State by the filing of an application and of
annual licensure:

 
A. Is deemed to have given consent to a mental or physical
examination when directed in writing by the board; and

 
B. Is deemed to have waived all objections to the
admissibility of the examining physician's testimony or
reports on the ground that these constitute a privileged
communication.

 
Pursuant to Title 4, section 1153 184, subsection 6, the
Administrative District Court shall immediately suspend the
license of a physician assistant who can be shown, through the
results of the medical or physical examination conducted under
this section or through other competent evidence, to be unable to
render medical services with reasonable skill and safety to
patients by reason of mental illness, alcohol intemperance,
excessive use of drugs or narcotics or as a result of a mental or
physical condition interfering with the competent rendering of
medical services.

 
Sec. 67. 32 MRSA §3270-C, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt.
A, §207, is further amended to read:


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