| | | Sec. 14. 32 MRSA §1100-E, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 260, Pt. | | B, §4, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Endorsement. The board, at its discretion, without | | examination, may issue a license to an applicant to practice as a | | denturist who furnishes proof satisfactory to the board that the | | denturist has been licensed to practice and has actively | | practiced for a period of 3 years in another state or Canadian | | province after full compliance with the requirements of its | | dental laws, if the licensure requirements are, in all | | essentials, at least equivalent to those of this State. The board | | may require letters of reference about the denturist. 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 the license may not exceed $100 |
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| | | Sec. 15. 32 MRSA §1100-N, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, | | §99, is further amended to read: |
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| | | To apply for a license to practice dental radiography, an | applicant shall | documents to the board, on forms provided by the board, and shall | must pay an application fee, which may not exceed $50 |
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| | | Sec. 16. 32 MRSA §1100-O, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. | | A, §99, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Term of license; renewal. All licenses to practice dental | | radiography issued by the board are valid for 5 years from the | | date of issuance and may be renewed upon application to the board | and payment of a renewal fee, which may not exceed $50 |
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| | | Sec. 17. 32 MRSA §1100-S is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1100-S.__Mental or physical examination |
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| | | For the purposes of this section, by application for and | | acceptance of a license to practice, a licensed dental | | radiographer is considered to have given consent to a mental or | | physical examination when directed by the board.__The board may | | direct a dental radiographer to submit to an examination whenever | | the board determines the dental radiographer may be suffering | | from a mental illness that may be interfering with the competent | | practice of dental radiography or from the use of intoxicants or | | drugs to an extent that they are preventing the dental | | radiographer from practicing dental radiography competently and |
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