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32 ME Rev Stat § 18348 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 3: LICENSING QUALIFICATIONS|32 §18348. Registration requirements

 §18348. Registration requirements 1.  Dentist externship registration.   [PL 2017, c. 388, §10 (RP).] 2.  Sedation and general anesthesia registration.  A dentist who holds a permit to administer sedation pursuant to section 18379 may register another dentist under that dentist’s license for the purpose of providing clinical supervision in administering sedation or general anesthesia under direct supervision. A registration under this subsection expires one year from the date the registration is granted. Applicants must comply with section 18341 and must submit a letter from the supervising dentist describing the practice settings in which supervision will occur as well as attesting that these arrangements are commensurate with the registrant’s education, training and competency.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 3.  Local anesthesia/nitrous oxide analgesia registration.  A dentist may register a dentist or dental hygienist under that dentist’s license for the purpose of providing clinical supervision in administering local anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia under direct supervision. A registration under this section expires one year from the date the registration is granted. Applicants must comply with section 18341 and must submit a letter from the supervising dentist describing the practice settings in which supervision will occur as well as attesting that these arrangements are commensurate with the registrant’s education, training and competency.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 4.  Denturist trainee registration.  A denturist or dentist may register under that dentist's or denturist's license an individual who has completed a board-approved denturism postsecondary program for the purpose of providing additional clinical supervision outside of the academic setting. A registration under this section expires one year from the date the registration is granted, but may be renewed for an additional year. An applicant must comply with section 18341 and must provide:   A. Verification that the trainee has successfully completed a denturism program approved by the board; and   [PL 2017, c. 388, §11 (AMD).]B. [PL 2017, c. 388, §11 (RP).] C. A letter from the supervising denturist or dentist that describes the level of supervision that the denturist or dentist will provide and that attests that the performance of these services by the trainee will add to the trainee's knowledge and skill in denturism.   [PL 2017, c. 388, §11 (AMD).][PL 2017, c. 388, §11 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 388, §§10, 11 (AMD).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18349 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 3: LICENSING QUALIFICATIONS|32 §18349. License renewal; reinstatement

 §18349. License renewal; reinstatement 1.  Renewal.  Licenses under this chapter expire at such times as the commissioner may designate. In the absence of any reason or condition that might warrant the refusal of granting a license, the board shall issue a renewal license to each applicant who meets the requirements of sections 18341 and 18350.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 2.  Late renewals.  Licenses may be renewed up to 90 days after the date of expiration if the applicant meets the requirements of subsection 1 and pays a late fee established by the board pursuant to section 18323, subsection 3.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 3.  Reinstatement.  A person who submits an application for reinstatement more than 90 days after the license expiration date is subject to all requirements governing new applicants under this chapter, except that the board may, giving due consideration to the protection of the public, waive examination if that renewal application is received, together with the penalty fee established by the board pursuant to section 18323, subsection 3, within 2 years from the date of the license expiration.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18350 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 3: LICENSING QUALIFICATIONS|32 §18350. Continuing education

 §18350. Continuing education As a condition of renewal of a license to practice, an applicant must have a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and complete continuing education during the licensing cycle prior to application for renewal. The board may prescribe by rule the content and types of continuing education activities that meet the requirements of this section.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18351 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 3: LICENSING QUALIFICATIONS|32 §18351. Inactive status

 §18351. Inactive status A licensee who wants to retain licensure while not practicing may apply for an inactive status license. The fee for inactive status licensure is set under section 18323, subsection 3. During inactive status, the licensee must renew the license and pay the renewal fee set under section 18323, subsection 3, but is not required to meet the continuing education requirements under section 18350. The board shall adopt rules by which an inactive status license may be reinstated.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]An individual who practices under a resident dentist license or as a provisional dental therapist may not apply for inactive status.   [PL 2019, c. 388, §8 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 388, §12 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 388, §8 (AMD).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18352 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 3: LICENSING QUALIFICATIONS|32 §18352. Duty to require certain information from applicants and licensees

 §18352. Duty to require certain information from applicants and licensees 1.  Report in writing.  A licensee and an applicant for licensure shall report in writing to the board no later than 10 days after any of the following changes or events:   A. Change of name or address;   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]B. Criminal conviction;   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]C. Revocation, suspension or other disciplinary action taken in this State or any other jurisdiction against any occupational or professional license held by the licensee or applicant; or   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]D. Any material change in the conditions or qualifications set forth in the original application for licensure submitted to the board.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).][PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18372 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 4: SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SUPERVISION; PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS|32 §18372. Dental radiographer

 §18372. Dental radiographer 1.  Scope of practice.  A licensed dental radiographer may practice dental radiography under the general supervision of a dentist or an independent practice dental hygienist.   [PL 2017, c. 388, §16 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 388, §16 (AMD).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18378 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 4: SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SUPERVISION; PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS|32 §18378. Denturist

 §18378. Denturist 1.  Scope of practice.  A denturist and faculty denturist may:   A. Obtain denture impressions and bite registrations for the purpose of or with a view to making, producing, reproducing, constructing, finishing, supplying, altering or repairing a denture to be fitted to an edentulous or partially edentulous arch or arches;   [PL 2017, c. 388, §24 (AMD).]B. Fit a denture to an edentulous or partially edentulous arch or arches, including by making, producing, reproducing, constructing, finishing, supplying, altering or repairing dentures without performing alteration to natural or reconstructed tooth structure. A denturist may perform clinical procedures related to the fabrication of a removable tooth-borne partial denture, including cast frameworks;   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]C. Perform procedures incidental to the procedures specified in paragraphs A and B, as specified by board rule; and   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]D. Make, place, construct, alter, reproduce or repair nonorthodontic removable sports mouth guards and provide teeth whitening services, including by fabricating whitening trays, providing whitening solutions determined to be safe for public use and providing any required follow-up care and instructions for use of the trays and solutions at home.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 388, §24 (AMD).] 2.  Limitation.  An individual with a faculty denturist license may provide the services described in this section only as part of the education program for which the license was issued by the board.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 388, §24 (AMD).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18379 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 4: SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SUPERVISION; PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS|32 §18379. Sedation and general anesthesia permits

 §18379. Sedation and general anesthesia permits The board shall adopt by rule the qualifications a dentist must have to obtain a permit from the board authorizing the administration of sedation and general anesthesia. The board shall also adopt the guidelines for such administration, including but not limited to practice setting requirements.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18391 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 5: PRACTICE STANDARDS|32 §18391. Amalgam brochures; posters

 §18391. Amalgam brochures; posters 1.  Brochure; poster.  The Director of the Bureau of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services shall develop a brochure that explains the potential advantages and disadvantages to oral health, overall human health and the environment of using mercury or mercury amalgam in dental procedures. The brochure must describe what alternatives are available to mercury amalgam in various dental procedures and what potential advantages and disadvantages are posed by the use of those alternatives. The brochure may also include other information that contributes to the patient's ability to make an informed decision when choosing between the use of mercury amalgam or an alternative material in a dental procedure, including, but not limited to, information on the durability, cost, aesthetic quality or other characteristics of the mercury amalgam and alternative materials. The director shall also develop a poster that informs patients of the availability of the brochure.   The Director of the Bureau of Health shall, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, adopt the brochure and the poster described in this subsection through major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 2.  Display.  A dentist who uses mercury or a mercury amalgam in any dental procedure shall display the poster adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health under this section in the public waiting area of the practice setting and shall provide each patient a copy of the brochure adopted by the bureau under this section. The Department of Health and Human Services shall also post on its publicly accessible website a copy of the brochure that is suitable for downloading and printing by dentists, patients and other interested parties.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18392 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 5: PRACTICE STANDARDS|32 §18392. Removable dental prosthesis; owner identification

 §18392. Removable dental prosthesis; owner identification 1.  Identification required.  Every complete upper and lower denture and removable dental prosthesis fabricated by a dentist or denturist, or fabricated pursuant to the dentist's or denturist's work order or under the dentist's or denturist's direction or supervision, must be marked with the name and social security number of the patient for whom the prosthesis is intended. The markings must be made during fabrication and must be permanent, legible and cosmetically acceptable. The exact location of the markings and the methods used to apply or implant the markings must be determined by the dentist or dental laboratory fabricating the prosthesis. If, in the professional judgment of the dentist or dental laboratory, this identification is not practical, identification must be provided as follows:   A. The social security number of the patient may be omitted if the name of the patient is shown;   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]B. The initials of the patient may be shown alone, if use of the name of the patient is impracticable; or   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).]C. The identification marks may be omitted in their entirety if none of the forms of identification specified in paragraphs A and B are practicable or clinically safe.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).][PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 2.  Applicability.  A removable dental prosthesis in existence prior to September 23, 1983 that was not marked in accordance with subsection 1 at the time of its fabrication must be marked in accordance with subsection 1 at the time of a subsequent rebasing.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] 3.  Violation.  Failure of a dentist or denturist to comply with this section constitutes grounds for discipline pursuant to section 18325, as long as the dentist or denturist is charged with the violation within 2 years of initial insertion of the dental prosthetic device.   [PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 429, §21 (NEW).
32 ME Rev Stat § 18394 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS|Chapter 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS|Subchapter 5: PRACTICE STANDARDS|32 §18394. Teledentistry

 §18394. Teledentistry An individual licensed under this chapter may provide oral health care services and procedures authorized under this chapter or by rule using teledentistry. The board shall adopt by rule guidelines and practice standards for the use of teledentistry, including, but not limited to, practice requirements for protecting patient rights and protocols for referrals, quality and safety, informed consent, patient evaluation, treatment parameters, patient records, prescribing, supervision and compliance with data exchange standards for the security and confidentiality of patient information. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2021, c. 223, §14 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2021, c. 223, §14 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 151 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §151. Items covered by deed

 §151. Items covered by deed A person owning real estate and having a right of entry into it, whether seized of it or not, may convey it or all his interest in it, by a deed to be acknowledged and recorded as provided in this chapter. Down trees lying on land at the time of conveyance are real estate and pass by the deed; but such down trees as are cut into wood, logs or other lumber and hemlock bark peeled are personal property, and the owner may remove them in a reasonable time thereafter.   [PL 1983, c. 433 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 433 (AMD).
33 ME Rev Stat § 151-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §151-A. Definitions

 §151-A. Definitions As used in this chapter:   [PL 1969, c. 433, §94 (NEW).]1.  Minor.  "Minor" means any person who has not attained the age of 18 years.   [PL 1971, c. 598, §84 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 433, §94 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 598, §84 (AMD).
33 ME Rev Stat § 152 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §152. Contingent estates

 §152. Contingent estates When a contingent remainder, executory devise or estate in expectancy is so limited to a person that it will, in case of his death before the happening of such contingency, descend in fee simple to his heirs, he may before it happens convey or devise it subject to the contingency.
33 ME Rev Stat § 153 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §153. Sale or mortgage of estates subject to contingent remainders

 §153. Sale or mortgage of estates subject to contingent remainders 1.  Sale or mortgage.  When real estate is subject to a contingent remainder, executory devise or power of appointment, the Superior Court, the District Court or the Probate Court for the county or district in which the real estate is situated may, upon the petition of any person who has an estate in possession in the real estate and after notice and other proceedings as required, appoint one or more trustees and authorize the trustee or trustees:   A. To sell and convey the estate or any part of the estate in fee simple, if such a sale and conveyance appears to the court to be necessary or expedient; or   [PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]B. To mortgage the estate, either with or without power of sale, for such an amount, on such terms and for such purposes as may seem to the court judicious or expedient.   [PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]The conveyance or mortgage is valid and binding upon all parties.   [PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] 2.  Petition.  The petition must set forth the nature of the petitioner's title to the real estate, the source from which the title was derived, the names and addresses of all persons known to be interested in the real estate and any other facts necessary for a full understanding of the matter.   [PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 547, §A4 (RPR).
33 ME Rev Stat § 154 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §154. -- notice; appointment of next friend of minors

 §154. -- notice; appointment of next friend of minors Notice of any such petition shall be given in such manner as the court may order to all persons who are or may become interested in the real estate to which the petition relates, and to all persons whose issue, not in being, may become interested therein. If persons interested in said real estate do not consent in writing to a sale thereof, personal notice of the time and place of the hearing on said petition shall be given to all persons known to be interested therein. Said personal notice may be given in any manner provided by law, or by the clerk of courts or the register of probate sending a copy of said petition and order of court thereon by registered mail, return receipt requested, in time to give each party at least 14 days' notice of said hearing. The written statements of said clerk and register, with the return receipt, shall be proof of said service. The court shall in every case appoint a suitable person to appear and act therein as the next friend of all minors, persons not ascertained and persons not in being, who are or may become interested in such real estate. The cost of the appearance and services of such next friend, including the compensation of his counsel, to be determined by the court, shall be paid as the court may order either out of the proceeds of the sale or mortgage or by the petitioner, in which latter case execution therefor may issue in the name of the next friend.
33 ME Rev Stat § 155 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §155. -- bond of trustees; disposal of proceeds of sale

 §155. -- bond of trustees; disposal of proceeds of sale Every trustee appointed under section 153 shall give bond in such form and for such an amount as the court appointing him may order, and he shall receive and hold, invest or apply the proceeds of any sale or mortgage made by him for the benefit of the persons who would have been entitled to the real estate, if such sale or mortgage had not been made, and the probate court for the county in which such real estate or the greater part thereof is situated shall have jurisdiction of all matters thereafter arising in relation to such trust.
33 ME Rev Stat § 156 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §156. Entailments barred by conveyance in fee simple

 §156. Entailments barred by conveyance in fee simple A person seized of land as a tenant in tail may convey it in fee simple. When a minor is so seized of land, his guardian, duly licensed to sell it for his support and education or to invest the proceeds for his benefit, may convey it in fee simple. When land is owned by one person for life with a vested remainder in tail in another, they may by a joint deed convey the same in fee simple. Such conveyances bar the estate tail and all remainders and reversions expectant thereon.
33 ME Rev Stat § 157 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §157. Conveyance of greater estate, conveys only interest owned

 §157. Conveyance of greater estate, conveys only interest owned A conveyance of a greater estate than he can lawfully convey, made by a tenant for life or years, will pass what estate he has and will not work a forfeiture, and no expectant estate can be defeated by any act of the owner of the precedent estate or by any destruction of it, except as provided in section 156.
33 ME Rev Stat § 158 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §158. Conveyance for life and to heirs in fee

 §158. Conveyance for life and to heirs in fee A conveyance or devise of land to a person for life and to his heirs in fee, or by words to that effect, shall be construed to vest an estate for life only in the first taker and a fee simple in his heirs.
33 ME Rev Stat § 160 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §160. -- mortgage or trust

 §160. -- mortgage or trust When real estate is conveyed in mortgage or in trust to 2 or more persons, with power to appoint a successor to one deceased, it is held in joint tenancy unless otherwise expressed. When one or more of the trustees, by death or otherwise, is divested of his interest, those remaining may convey such interest upon the same trusts, without impairing the joint tenancy, to trustees by them appointed, who shall hold the title, have the rights and be subject to the liabilities of the other trustees. Personal property, with real estate and upon the same trusts, is held as the real estate is, and it may be conveyed by the remaining trustees with the real estate and held in like manner.
33 ME Rev Stat § 161 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: ESTATES PASSING|33 §161. Quitclaim or release

 §161. Quitclaim or release A deed of release or quitclaim of the usual form conveys the estate which the grantor has and can convey by a deed of any other form. A joint deed of husband and wife conveys her estate in which the husband has an interest.