| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §2571, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 50, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | An individual, before engaging in the practice of osteopathic | | medicine in this State, shall make application for a license to | | the board, on a form prescribed by the board. The application | | must be filed with the board at least 60 days before the date of | examination together with a fee of not more than $350 | | applicant shall present a diploma granted by a school or college | | of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic | | Association. That applicant shall present evidence of having | | completed an internship of at least 12 months in a hospital | | conforming to the minimal standards for accreditation by the | | American Osteopathic Association, or the equivalency, as | | determined by the board. All applicants shall provide reasonable | | and proper facts as the board in its application may require. The | | board at its discretion may permit an applicant, who is otherwise | | qualified to be examined during internship, a license to be | | withheld until successful completion of internship. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §2573, as amended by PL 1997, c. 50, §5, is further | | amended to read: |
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| | | §2573. Temporary licensure |
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| | | An osteopathic physician in good repute who is a graduate of a | | school or college of osteopathic medicine approved by the | | American Osteopathic Association, serving as a fellow, intern or | | resident physician in a hospital in this State, shall register | | with the board and must be issued a temporary license by the | | board evidencing the right to practice only under hospital | | control. Such a license may not be issued for a period in excess | | of one year but may be renewed from time to time, not to exceed | | an aggregate of 5 years. The license must be in a form | | prescribed by the board and may be revoked or suspended by the | | board with the suspension or revocation effective immediately | | when written notification from the board is received by the | | hospital. An examination may not be required for applicants for | | this temporary license. The fee for such a license may not be | more than $300 |
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| | | Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §2574, as amended by PL 1997, c. 50, §6, is further | | amended to read: |
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| | | An osteopathic physician who is a graduate of a school or | | college of osteopathic medicine approved by the American |
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