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LD 1472 Title Page An Act to Create Limited Licenses for Retired Physicians LD 1472 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §3279-A is enacted to read:

 
§3279-A.__Limited license to practice medicine; requirements;

 
limitations of practice

 
1.__Requirements.__A person desiring to obtain a limited
license to practice medicine must:

 
A.__Submit to the board an application and a verified
affidavit stating that the applicant has been licensed to
practice medicine in this State or in any state or territory
of the United States or the District of Columbia for at
least 10 years and is retired from the practice of medicine
and that the applicant's license was in good standing at
retirement;

 
B.__Meet the requirements in section 3271 or 3275 and
section 3280-A; and

 
C.__Notwithstanding sections 3271, 3275 and 3280-A, pay a
fee of $25 for a limited license or the renewal of a limited
license.

 
2.__Continuing education.__The board may not require more than
5 hours of continuing education annually as a requirement of
renewal under this section of a limited license.

 
3.__Patients limited.__A physician with a limited license
under this section may provide services only in accordance with
this subsection.__A physician with a limited license may provide
primary care and preventive health care services without
compensation.__These services may be provided to family members
or at facilities described in Title 24, section 2904.

 
4.__Services limited.__As used in this section, primary care
and preventive health care services are limited to noninvasive
procedures and do not include obstetrical care or any specialized
care or treatment but may include injections, the suturing of
minor lacerations and incisions of boils or superficial
abscesses.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill permits a retired physician to obtain a limited
license to practice medicine. A limited license allows a
physician to provide primary care and preventive health care
services without compensation. These services may be provided to
family members or at certain facilities operated by nonprofit
organizations or the government.


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