An Act To Increase Access to Health Care through Telemedicine
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0662
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: FOLEY, GRATWICK, GERRISH, HYMANSON, PRESCOTT, SANDERSON, SIROCKI
Amends: 32 MRSA §3300-D

Legislative Document 
No. 662 
H.P. 443 
House of Representatives, March 3, 2015 
An Act To Increase Access to Health Care through Telemedicine 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FOLEY of Wells. 
Cosponsored by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot and 
Representatives: GERRISH of Lebanon, HYMANSON of York, PRESCOTT of Waterboro, 
SANDERSON of Chelsea, SIROCKI of Scarborough. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §3300-D is enacted to read: 
§3300-D.  Interstate practice of telemedicine 
1.  Definition.  For the purposes of this section, "telemedicine" has the same meaning 
as in Title 24-A, section 4316, subsection 1. 
2.  Requirements.  A physician not licensed to practice medicine in this State may 
provide medical services through interstate telemedicine to a patient located in this State 
if the physician is registered in accordance with subsection 3. A physician intending to 
provide medical services in this State through interstate telemedicine shall provide any 
information requested by the board and complete information on: 
A.  All states and jurisdictions in which the physician is currently licensed; 
B.  All states and jurisdictions in which the physician was previously licensed; and 
C.  All negative licensing actions taken previously against the physician in any state 
or jurisdiction. 
3.  Registration.  The board may register a physician to practice medicine in this 
State through interstate telemedicine if the following conditions are met: 
A.  The physician is licensed without restriction to practice medicine in the state from 
which the physician provides telemedicine services; 
B.  The physician has not had a license to practice medicine revoked or restricted in 
any state or jurisdiction; 
C.  The physician does not open an office in this State, does not meet with patients in 
this State and does not receive calls in this State from patients; 
D.  The physician annually registers with the board, on a form provided by the board; 
and 
E.  The physician pays a registration fee as determined by the board. 
4.  Notification of restrictions.  A physician registered to provide interstate 
telemedicine services under this section shall immediately notify the board of restrictions 
placed on the physician's license to practice medicine in any state or jurisdiction. 
5.  Jurisdiction.  In registering to provide interstate telemedicine services to residents 
of this State under this section, a physician agrees to be subject to the laws and judicial 
system of this State and board rules with respect to providing medical services to 
residents of this State. 
6.  Exemptions from registration.  A physician who is not licensed to practice 
medicine in this State but holds a valid license to practice medicine in another state or 
jurisdiction and provides interstate telemedicine services to a patient located in this State 
is not subject to the registration requirement of subsection 3, paragraph D if the 
physician: 
A.  Obtains a temporary license from the board pursuant to section 3276; or 
B.  Provides interstate telemedicine services in this State in consultation with a 
physician licensed in this State and the physician licensed in this State retains 
ultimate authority over the diagnosis and care of the patient. 
7.  Notification to other states.  The board shall obtain confirmation of licensure 
from all states and jurisdictions in which a physician applying for registration has ever 
been licensed prior to registering the physician pursuant to subsection 3.  The board shall 
request notification from a state or jurisdiction if future adverse action is taken against the 
physician's license in that state or jurisdiction. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Board of Licensure in Medicine to register a physician not 
licensed to practice medicine in this State to provide medical services through interstate 
telemedicine to patients in this State if certain requirements are met.