2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES › Part 18: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Chapter 379: BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS › Subchapter 1: COMPENSATION › 5 §12004-A. Occupational and professional licensing boards

§12004-A. Occupational and professional licensing boards
The primary responsibilities of occupational and professional licensing boards include the examination of applicants, issuance of licenses or certificates, registration of licenses and rules of licensees with respect to the practice of a particular occupation or profession. The primary powers of these boards include the authority to hold hearings, adopt rules, establish standards and procedures, issue licenses and initiate action for the revocation or suspension of occupational or professional licenses.   [PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
For purposes of any occupational or professional licensing boards which have a public member or members, "public member" means a person who has no financial interest in the profession regulated by the board to which that member has been appointed and who has never been licensed, certified or given a permit in this or any other state for the occupation or profession that member is appointed to regulate.   [PL 1991, c. 286 (AMD).]
This classification includes the following.   [PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
NAME OF ORGANIZATION
RATE OF COMPENSATION
STATUTORY REFERENCE
1.
Board of Accountancy
$35/Day
32 MRSA §12213
[RR 2017, c. 2, §1 (COR).]
2.  Arborist Examining Board
[PL 1999, c. 84, §1 (RP).]
3.  Acupuncture Licensing Board
[PL 1995, c. 671, §4 (RP).]
4.
Maine State Board for Licensure of Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers
$35/Day
32 MRSA §211
[PL 1993, c. 389, §2 (AMD).]
5.
Board of Licensing of Auctioneers
$35/Day
32 MRSA §288
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
5-A.
Board of Bar Examiners
Set by Supreme Judicial Court
4 MRSA §801
[PL 1993, c. 381, §1 (NEW).]
6.  Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
[PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §3 (RP).]
7.  Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
[PL 2013, c. 70, Pt. A, §1 (RP).]
8.
Board of Chiropractic Licensure
$35/Day
32 MRSA §501
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
8-A.
Board of Complementary Health Care Providers
$35/Day
32 MRSA §12502
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
9.  State Board of Cosmetology
[PL 1991, c. 397, §2 (RP).]
9-A.  Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure
[PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. D, §3 (AMD); MRSA T. 5 §12004-A, sub-§9-A (RP).]
9-B.
Board of Real Estate Appraisers
$35/Day
32 MRSA §14011
[PL 1999, c. 185, §1 (AMD).]
9-C.
Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure
$35/Day
32 MRSA §13852
[PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. D, §5 (NEW).]
10.
Board of Dental Practice
Legislative per diem board and subcommittee members
32 MRSA §18321
[PL 2015, c. 429, §1 (RPR).]
11.
Board of Licensing of Dietetic Practice
$35/Day
32 MRSA §9903
[PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. B, §4 (AMD).]
12.  Board of Driver Education
[PL 1995, c. 505, §3 (RP); PL 1995, c. 505, §22 (AFF).]
13.
Electricians' Examining Board
$35/Day
32 MRSA §1151
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
14.  Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety
[PL 2013, c. 70, Pt. A, §2 (RP).]
15.
Emergency Medical Services' Board
$20/Day
32 MRSA §88
[PL 1989, c. 503, Pt. A, §3 (AMD).]
16.
State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers
$35/Day
32 MRSA §1301
[PL 2005, c. 315, §1 (AMD).]
17.
Board of Licensure of Foresters
$35/Day
32 MRSA §5505
[PL 2001, c. 261, §1 (AMD).]
18.
State Board of Funeral Service
$35/Day
32 MRSA §1451
[PL 1989, c. 450, §2 (AMD).]
19.
State Board of Licensure for Geologists and Soil Scientists
$35/Day
32 MRSA §4907
[PL 2019, c. 285, §1 (AMD).]
20.  Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters
[PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. A, §3 (RP); PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. C, §5 (AFF).]
21.
Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors
$35/Day
32 MRSA §18211
[PL 2013, c. 180, §1 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 180, §6 (AFF).]
22.
Manufactured Housing Board
$35/Day
10 MRSA §9003
[PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
23.
Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board
$35/Day
32 MRSA §63‑A
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
24.
Board of Licensure in Medicine
$1,250/Year-Member $1,500/Year-Chair $7,500/Year-Secretary
32 MRSA §3263
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
25.
State Board of Nursing
Legislative Per Diem
32 MRSA §2151
[PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
26.
Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
$35/Day
32 MRSA §2273
[PL 1989, c. 450, §2 (AMD).]
27.  Oil and Solid Fuel Board
[PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. A, §1 (RP); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
28.
State Board of Optometry
$35/Day
32 MRSA §2415
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
29.
Board of Osteopathic Licensure
Legislative Per Diem
32 MRSA §2561
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
30.  Board of Commissioners of the Profession of Pharmacy
[PL 1997, c. 245, §1 (RP).]
30-A.
Maine Board of Pharmacy
$35/Day
32 MRSA §13711
[PL 1997, c. 245, §2 (NEW).]
31.
Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy
$35/Day
32 MRSA §3112
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
32.
Plumbers' Examining Board
$35/Day
32 MRSA §3401
[PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
33.
Board of Licensure of Podiatric Medicine
$35/Day
32 MRSA §3601
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
33-A.  Propane and Natural Gas Board
[PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. A, §2 (RP); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
34.
State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
$35/Day
32 MRSA §3821
[PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
35.
Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners
$35/Day
32 MRSA §9703
[PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
36.
Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners
$35/Day
32 MRSA §9853
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
37.
Real Estate Commission
$35/Day
32 MRSA §13062
[PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
38.
State Board of Social Worker Licensure
$35/Day
32 MRSA §7026
[PL 1989, c. 450, §2 (AMD).]
39.  Board of Examiners on Speech-language Pathology and Audiology
[PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. A, §4 (RP); PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. C, §5 (AFF).]
40.
Maine Pilotage Commission
Not Authorized
38 MRSA §89
[PL 1999, c. 355, §1 (AMD).]
41.
State Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
$35/Day
32 MRSA §6201
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
42.
State Board of Veterinary Medicine
$35/Day
32 MRSA §4854
[PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).]
43.
Board of Underground Oil Storage Tank Installers
Expenses Only
32 MRSA §10001
[PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
44.  Maine Athletic Commission
[PL 2007, c. 621, §1 (RP).]
45.  Board of Licensure of Railroad Personnel
[PL 1993, c. 428, §1 (RP).]
46.
Board of Licensure of Water System Operators
Expenses Only
22 MRSA §2624‑A
[PL 2003, c. 33, §1 (AMD).]
47.
Gambling Control Board
$55/Day
8 MRSA §1002
[PL 2005, c. 663, §1 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 663, §17 (AFF).]
48.
Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing
$35/Day
32 MRSA §17201
[PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. O, §2 (AMD).]
49.
Maine Fuel Board
$35/Day
32 MRSA §18121
[PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. A, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 152, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 346, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 450, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 465, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §§A2-6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 806, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §§A15,B4,D3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 286 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 338, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 397, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 381, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 389, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 428, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 353, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 389, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 394, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 402, §A47 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 442, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 505, §3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 505, §22 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 560, §§H1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 625, §A14 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 671, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 245, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 84, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 146, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 185, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 355, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §W1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 687, §B1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 790, §D5 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 166, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 261, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 33, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 315, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 663, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 663, §17 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. A, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. C, §5 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 621, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. A, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. O, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 70, Pt. A, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 180, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 180, §6 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 429, §1 (AMD). RR 2017, c. 2, §1 (COR). PL 2019, c. 285, §1 (AMD).