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Policies

Below is a list of Board policies and advisory rulings by the Board of Licensure in Medicine. If you would like the text for any policy or ruling please contact:

Jean Greenwood at (207) 287-3603 or by email at Jean Greenwood.

Board Policies        Advisory Rulings

Board Policies

A Board Policy is a Board decision that directly impacts the public and clarifies the Board's position regarding the application of Board rules and applicable statutes.

• Board Lists - Publication
• Board Secretary Duties
• Certification - FCVS
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Post Renewal CME Audit
• Continuing Medical Education Taken in Other Countries
• Death Certificates - Covering Physicians Responsibilities
• Employment History Verification Requirement
• Emergency License
• Fee Cap, P.A. Multiple Registration
• Fees Charged to the Board for Patient Records
• Fees, Renewal Late Fee Waiver
• Fee Schedule
• Internet Prescribing
• H-1B Visa Status Accommodation
• Licensees Called to Active Military Service
• Maine Professional Health Program (MPHP) Required
• Medical Ethics
• Medical Practice Across State Lines (PDF)
• National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Queries
• Peer Reports Made Under 24 MRSA_Section_2505 (PDF)
• Pending License Renewal Applications
• Physician Assistant – License, Registration, and Schedule II Prescribing Authority Expiration
• Physician Assistant - Supervising Physician Registration Fee Reduction
• Physician Response Waiver
• Prescriptive Authority for Physician Assistants
• Press Release of Board Disciplines
• Processing of License Applications Begins Upon Receipt of Fees
• Public Complaints against Staff
• Review Disciplines from Other States (PDF)
• States Exam Process
• Sole Contact with Staff - License Applicant
• Subpoena Power
• Temporary Licenses - Issued for Six Months
• Temporary Licenses - Proof of Examination
• Temporary License Recent Clinical Experience Required
• Travel Expense Reimbursments
• (USMLE) Administration Contracts
• USMLE Step 3 Eligibility Post Graduate Training Applicants
• Withdrawal of Application for Licensure and/or from Licensure

Advisory Rulings

An Advisory Ruling is a Board opinion issued pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A., 9001(1). A Board "may make a ruling with respect to the applicability of any statute or rule administered by that agency to... actual statement of facts." The Boards are not required to make advisory rulings when requested and are authorized to exercise their discretion in that matter.

• Assistants (Unlicensed) Scope of Practice
• Corporate/Contractual Practice of Medicine
• Delegation by Physician Assistants (to EMTs and Paramedics)
• Dermalogy
• Laboratory Testing, Chiropractic Scope of Practice
• Medical/Dental MOU Tooth Extraction (Carious) (pdf)
• Medical Flight Attendants
• Medicine/Nursing Joint Advisory Opinion (NP Schedule II Prescribing Scenarios) (PDF)
• Medicine/Nursing Joint Advisory Opinion (Assurance of Appropriate Discipline by Each Board) (PDF)
• Mesotherapy
• Norplant Training
• Physician Assistants Ordering Schedule II Drugs
• Physician Orders from Out of State
• Physician Orders via Telephone
• Telemedicine - Psychotherapy
• Telemedicine - Radiology

Section II - Attorney General Advice

• Board Applications and The Americans With Disabilities Act (PDF)
• Confidentiality (PDF)
• Corporate Practice of Medicine (PDF)
• Delegation of Radiology (PDF)
• Evidentiary Character of Vital Records (PDF)
• Executive Sessions for Complaint Review (PDF)
• Holding Oneself out as a Physician (PDF)
• Medical Examiner Licensure Status (PDF)
• Professional Licensing Boards Consideration Prior Dismissals (PDF)

 

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