32 ME Rev Stat § 18503 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 145: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT|32 §18503. Definitions

 §18503. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]1.  Bylaws.  "Bylaws" means those bylaws adopted by the interstate commission pursuant to section 18512 for its governance or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 2.  Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the voting representative appointed by a member board pursuant to section 18512.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 3.  Conviction.  "Conviction" means a finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through adjudication or entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court is considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 4.  Expedited license.  "Expedited license" means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the compact.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 5.  Interstate commission.  "Interstate commission" means the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission created pursuant to section 18512.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 6.  License.  "License" means authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the practice of medicine.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 7.  Medical practice act.  "Medical practice act" means the laws and rules governing the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine within a member state.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 8.  Member board.  "Member board" means a state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation and education of physicians as directed by the state government.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 9.  Member state.  "Member state" means a state that has enacted the compact.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 10.  Offense.  "Offense" means a felony, a Class A, Class B or Class C crime, an aggravated crime, a gross misdemeanor or a crime involving moral turpitude.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 11.  Physician.  "Physician" means a person who:   A. Is a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or its successor, or a medical school listed in the International Medical Education Directory database or its successor;   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]B. Passed each component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination within 3 attempts or a predecessor examination accepted by a state member board as an equivalent examination for licensure purposes;   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]C. Successfully completed graduate medical education approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]D. Holds specialty certification or a time-unlimited specialty certificate recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]E. Possesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine issued by a member board;   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]F. Has never been convicted or received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]G. Has never held a license authorizing the practice of medicine and been subjected to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license;   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]H. Has never had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; and   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]I. Is not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement authority in any state, federal or foreign jurisdiction.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 12.  Practice of medicine.  "Practice of medicine" means the clinical prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a human disease, injury or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 13.  Rule.  "Rule" means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated pursuant to section 18513 that is of general applicability; implements, interprets or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact or an organizational, procedural or practice requirement of the interstate commission; has the force and effect of statutory law in a member state; and includes the amendment, repeal or suspension of an existing rule.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 14.  State.  "State" means any state, commonwealth, district or territory of the United States.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] 15.  State of principal license.  "State of principal license" means a member state where a physician holds a license to practice medicine and that has been designated as the state of principal license by the physician for purposes of registration and participation in the compact.   [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).