Sec. D-19. 31 MRSA §611, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 633, Pt. C, §16, is amended to read:

A limited liability company may be organized under this chapter for any lawful purpose. If the purpose for which a limited liability company is organized or its form makes it subject to a special provision of law, the limited liability company shall also comply with that provision. This section is specifically intended to permit the formation of a professional limited liability company by a person or persons who may form a professional corporation under the Maine Professional Service Corporation Act. The provisions of that Act are incorporated in this chapter by reference, except as follows.

Sec. D-20. 31 MRSA §746, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 638, §34, is amended to read:

§746. Conversion of limited liability company

1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "business entity" means any association or legal entity organized to conduct business, including a domestic or foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, joint stock company and business trust.

2. Authority. A business entity limited liability company may convert to another type of business entity by complying with the requirements of section 747 and Title 13-A, section 912 13-C, chapter 9, subchapter 4.

Sec. D-21. 32 MRSA §1081, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §63, is further amended to read:

4. Corporations; names. A corporation may not practice, offer or undertake to practice or hold itself out as practicing dentistry. Every person practicing dentistry as an employee of another shall cause that person's name to be conspicuously displayed and kept in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the place where the practice is conducted. This subsection does not prohibit a licensed dentist from practicing dentistry as an employee of another licensed dentist in this State, as an employee of a nonprofit corporation, as an employee of a state hospital or state institution where the only remuneration is from the State or from a corporation that provides dental service for its employees at no profit to the corporation. This subsection does not prohibit the practice of dentists who have incorporated