| | | The board may at its discretion, without examination, issue a | | license to an applicant to practice dental hygiene who furnishes | | proof satisfactory to the board that the dental hygienist has | | been duly licensed to practice in another state or a Canadian | | province after full compliance with the requirements of its | | dental laws, except that the professional education may not be | | less than is required in this State. The board may require | | letters of reference as to ability. Applicants for licensure by | | endorsement who meet the requirements of this section must be | | interviewed in person by the board or members of the board prior | | to being issued a license. Every license so given must state | | upon its face that it was granted on the basis of endorsement. | | The fee for that license must be determined by the board, but may | not be more than $100 |
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| | | Sec. 12. 32 MRSA §1100-D, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 590, §6, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Application for examination; fee. An eligible person | | desiring to take an examination in order to become licensed as a | denturist shall | | take the examination. This application must be accompanied by an | | application fee, to be determined by the board, but not to exceed | $100 | | that may not exceed the actual cost of the examination. The | | application fee includes the fee for the initial license and is | | nonrefundable. |
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| | | Sec. 13. 32 MRSA §1100-E, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 590, §7, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Renewal; renewal fee. After a license has been issued | | under subsection 2, and on or before January 1st of odd-numbered | | years, a denturist must pay to the board a license renewal fee of | not more than $100 | | renew the license and to continue to be authorized to practice as | | a denturist in the State or 1/2 the biennial licensure fee if | | application is made in an even-numbered year. |
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| | | After the requirements for a license renewal, including any | | necessary continuing education, have been met, a renewal card of | | the denturist's license must be issued, which the denturist shall | | place beside or attach to the denturist's initial license. | | Denturists who have not paid as provided by January 1st must be | | reinstated upon payment of a fee, to be determined by the board, | | of not more than $50 if paid by February 1st. A license to | | practice is automatically suspended on February 1st and may be | | reinstated, if approved by the board, on payment of a fee to be | determined by the board of not more than $100 |
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