Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §1100-C, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 590, §5, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §1100-E, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 669, §13, is further amended to read:

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 $175 to be determined by the board in order to 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.

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 the renewal fee on or before January 1st must be reinstated upon payment of a late 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 $175. A new applicant who has paid the application fee shall pay the biennial licensure fee if the applicant applies in an odd-numbered year or 1/2 the biennial licensure fee if the applicant applies in an even-numbered year.