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| Sec. 14. 32 MRSA §1306, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 413, §45, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Licenses; enforcement. The board shall evaluate the | | qualifications and supervise the examination of applicants for | licensure under this chapter, and shall investigate or cause to | be investigated all complaints made to it and all cases of | noncompliance with this chapter | | investigation of a licensee on its own motion or on written | | complaint filed with the board regarding noncompliance with or | | violation of any section of this chapter or of any rules adopted | | by the board. |
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| | | Sec. 15. 32 MRSA §1306, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 355, §7, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Hearings. Hearings may be conducted by the board to | | assist with investigations, to determine whether grounds exist | | for suspension, revocation or denial of a license, or as | | otherwise considered necessary to the fulfillment of its | | responsibilities under this chapter. |
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| | | The board may not refuse to renew a license for any reason other | | than failure to pay a required fee and failure to meet the | | continuing education requirements, unless it has afforded the | | licensee an opportunity for an adjudicatory hearing. The board | | shall hold an adjudicatory hearing at the written request of any | | person who is denied a license without a hearing for any reason | | other than failure to pay a required fee, provided that the | | request for hearing is received by the board within 30 days of | | the applicant's receipt of written notice of the denial of the | | application, the reasons for the denial and the right to request | | a hearing. Hearings must be conducted in conformity with Title 5, | chapter 375, subchapter IV | | may subpoena witnesses, records and documents in any hearing it | | conducts. |
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| | | Sec. 16. 32 MRSA §1308, 2nd ¶, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 1, §82, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | Not later than August 1st of each year, the board shall submit | | to the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation a | | report of its transactions of the preceding fiscal year ending | | June 30th and shall transmit to the commissioner a complete | | statement of the receipts and expenditures of the board, attested | by affidavits of its chair and its secretary |
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| | | Sec. 17. 32 MRSA §1309, as amended by PL 1999, c. 186, §5, is | | further amended to read: |
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