Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2505, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 492, §3, is amended to read:

Any professional competence committee within this State and any physician licensed to practice or otherwise lawfully practicing within this State shall, and any other person may, report the relevant facts to the appropriate board relating to the acts of any physician in this State if, in the opinion of the committee, physician or other person, the committee or individual has reasonable knowledge of acts of the physician amounting to gross or repeated medical malpractice, habitual drunkenness, addiction to the use of drugs or, professional incompetence or sexual misconduct identified by board rule. The failure of any such professional competence committee or any such physician to report as required is a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §3266, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §201, is further amended to read:

§3266. Elections; meetings; seal; expenses

The members of the board shall meet on the 2nd Tuesday of July of the uneven-numbered years at the time and place the board may determine and shall elect a chair and a secretary who shall hold their respective offices for the term of 2 years. The secretary of the board is the treasurer and shall perform such duties as delegated by the board, including license application review functions.__The board through its executive director shall receive all fees, charges and assessments payable to the board and account for and pay over the same according to law. The board shall hold regular meetings, one in March, one in July and one in November of each year, and any additional meetings at other times and places as it may determine. The board shall cause a seal to be engraved and shall keep a record of all their proceedings.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §3270-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §207, is further amended to read:

1. Grounds. The sanctions of section 3283-A 3282-A apply to a physician assistant who has:

A-1. Claimed to be legally licensed or allowed another to represent that physician assistant as holding a valid license;

B. Performed otherwise than at the direction and under the supervision of a physician licensed by this board;