Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-A, sub-§10-A is enacted to read:

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Sec. 2. 13 MRSA §705, as amended by PL 1997, c. 313, §1, is further amended to read:

§705. Corporate organization

An individual or group of individuals duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional service within this State may organize and become a shareholder or shareholders of a professional corporation under the corporation laws for the sole and specific purpose of rendering the same and specific professional service. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, for the purposes of this chapter, osteopathic physicians licensed under Title 32, chapter 36 and physicians and surgeons licensed under Title 32, chapter 48 are considered to render the same professional service. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of this chapter, optometrists licensed under Title 32, chapter 34-A and opthalmologists licensed under Title 32, chapter 36 or 48 may organize and become the sole shareholders of the same professional corporation under the corporation laws for the sole and specific purpose of rendering their respective professional services that are considered to be complementary to one another. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of this chapter, a denturist licensed under Title 32, chapter 16 may organize with a dentist who is licensed under Title 32, chapter 16 and may become a shareholder of a dental practice incorporated under the corporation laws.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1071, first ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 124, §1, is further amended to read:

Until January 1, 2001, the The Board of Dental Examiners, established by Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 10, and in this chapter called the "board," consists of 8 members, appointed by the Governor as follows: five members of the dental profession, one dental hygienist, one denturist and one representative of the public. After January 1, 2001, the board consists of 7 members, appointed by the Governor as follows: 5 members of the dental profession, one dental hygienist and one representative of the public.

Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §1078 is enacted to read: