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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §3282-A, sub-§2, ¶F,  as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §218, is further amended to read:
 
F.  Unprofessional conduct. A licensee is considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct if the licensee violates a standard of professional behavior, including engaging in disruptive behavior, that has been established in the practice for which the licensee is licensed. For purposes of this paragraph, "disruptive behavior" means aberrant behavior that interferes with or is likely to interfere with the delivery of care;’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that the standard of professional behavior for licensees licensed by the Board of Medicine includes not engaging in disruptive behavior, which is defined as aberrant behavior that interferes with or is likely to interfere with the delivery of care.
 
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