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Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 288 - MAINE STATE BOARD FOR LICENSURE OF ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Chapter 17 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 288-17-6 - Conflict of Interest

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Conflict of interest includes, but is not limited to:
1. Accepting compensation for professional
				services from more than one party on a project unless the circumstances are
				fully disclosed and agreed to in writing by all interested parties.
2. Failing to disclose in writing to a client
				or employer any business association or direct or indirect financial interest
				which may influence the licensee's judgment in connection with the licensee's
				performance of professional services, or which may create am appearance of
				impropriety. If such a business association or financial interest exists, the
				licensee shall fully disclose the nature of the business association or
				financial interest to the licensee's client or employer in writing. If the
				client or employer objects, the licensee shall either terminate the business
				association or financial interest or offer to give up the commission or
				employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, violations of Section
				6(3) of this chapter
				cannot be cured by disclosure.
3.
				Soliciting or accepting compensation from material or equipment suppliers in
				return for specifying or endorsing their products.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 288 - MAINE STATE BOARD FOR LICENSURE OF ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Chapter 17 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 288-17-7 - Disclosure Obligations of Architects, Landscape Architects and Certified Interior Designers

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Architects, landscape architects and certified interior
				  designers have the following disclosure obligations:
1. An architect, landscape architect or
				certified interior designer making public statements on architectural or design
				questions shall disclose when the licensee is being compensated for making such
				statements and identify the client on whose behalf the statements were
				made;
2. An architect, landscape
				architect or interior designer shall accurately represent to a prospective or
				existing client or employer the licensee's qualifications and the scope of the
				licensee's responsibility in connection with work for which the licensee is
				taking credit;
3. If, in the course
				of a licensee's work on a project, the licensee becomes aware of a decision
				taken by the licensee's employer or client against the licensee's advice, which
				decision violates applicable federal, state or municipal laws and regulations,
				and which decision will, in the licensee's judgment, materially and adversely
				affect the safety to the public of the finished project, the licensee shall:
A. Report the decision to the local building
				inspector or other public official charged with enforcement of the applicable
				federal, state or municipal laws or regulations;
B. Refuse to consent to the decision;
				and
C. In circumstances where the
				licensee reasonably believes that other such decisions will be taken
				notwithstanding the licensee's objection, terminate the licensee's services
				with respect to the project unless the matter is resolved by other means. A
				termination made pursuant to this subsection shall not be grounds for
				disciplinary action against the hcensee.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 288 - MAINE STATE BOARD FOR LICENSURE OF ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Chapter 17 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 288-17-8 - Misconduct

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Misconduct of an architect, landscape architect or certified
				  interior designer includes, but is not limited to:
1. Failure to comply with the licensing or
				certification laws or rules governing the licensee's professional practice in
				any United States jurisdiction; and
2. Offering or giving any gifts, other than
				gifts of nominal value (e.g., reasonable entertainment or hospitality) with the
				intent of influencing the judgment of an existing or prospective chent in
				connection with a project in which the licensee is interested.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 288 - MAINE STATE BOARD FOR LICENSURE OF ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Chapter 18 - DOCUMENTATION › Section 288-18-1 - Sealing of Technical Submissions Prepared in the Absence of Direct Knowledge/Involvement and Control of an Architect or Landscape Architect

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An architect or landscape architect may not seal technical
				  submissions that were prepared in fact by another person unless:
1.
Prototypical Building Construction
				Documents
A. The technical submissions
				are prototypical building construction documents; and
B. The scaling architect or landscape
				architect has reviewed the work of the other person and has integrated such
				work into the licensee's own technical submissions; or
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 288 - MAINE STATE BOARD FOR LICENSURE OF ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Chapter 18 - DOCUMENTATION › Section 288-18-2 - Retention of Technical Submissions Prepared by Others

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An architect or landscape architect who integrates technical
				  submissions prepared by another person into their own work pursuant to Chapter
				  18, Section
				  1 of the board's rules shah retain and
				  make available to the board upon request for at least five (5) years following
				  such signing and sealing, adequate and complete records demonstrating the
				  nature and extent of the licensee's review of and integration of the work of
				  such other person into their own technical submissions.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 288 - MAINE STATE BOARD FOR LICENSURE OF ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Chapter 18 - DOCUMENTATION › Section 288-18-3 - Retention of Technical Submissions Prepared by Others

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An architect, landscape architect or certified interior
				  designer may rely upon technical submissions in electronic form
(e.g.,
portable document format), including the seals
				  reproduced thereon, to the same extent as their physical
				  counterparts.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 297-1-3 - Certified chiropractic assistant or assistant

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
"Certified chiropractic assistant or assistant" means allied
				  health personnel, certified by the Board, who are functioning in a clinically
				  dependent relationship with a supervising chiropractor and who are performing
				  tasks or combinations of tasks for which they have been trained in a course of
				  study approved by the Board, or provided by a chiropractic college accredited
				  by the CCE, or byany other USOE approved National Chiropractic Accrediting
				  Agencies. Examples of such tasks include, but are not limited to, history
				  taking, limited physical examinations, therapeutic modalities, similar
				  therapies, and rehabilitation, provided that such training is included within
				  Board approved programs of chiropractic colleges accredited by the USOE. An
				  assistant cannot be assigned any tasks requiring the implementation of
				  manipulative or adjustive techniques, the rendering of diagnostic results or
				  interpretations, or the rendering of treatment advice.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 297-1-5 - Chiropractic acupuncture

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
"Chiropractic acupuncture" means the insertion of acupuncture
				  needles through the skin at specific points. It is a chiropractic methodology
				  used for the correction of the soft tissue components contributing to
				  subluxation and the accompanying physiological or mechanical abnormalities.
				  Except as provided in
				   32 MRSA
				  §502, chiropractic acupuncture may only
				  be practiced by a licensee who has received a chiropractic acupuncture
				  certification from the Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 297-1-6 - Chiropractic Adjustment or Chiropractic Adjustive/Manipulative Technique

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
"Chiropractic Adjustment or Chiropractic/Adjustive
				  Manipulative Technique" means the application of a precisely controlled force
				  applied by manual or by mechanical means to a specific focal point of the
				  anatomy for the express purpose of creating a desired angular movement in
				  skeletal joint structures in order to eliminate or decrease interference with
				  neural transmission and correct or attempt to correct subluxation complex;
				  chiropractic adjustment utilizes, as appropriate, but is not limited to, short
				  lever force, high velocity force, short amplitude force, or specific
				  line-of-correction force to achieve the desired angular movement, as well as
				  low force neuro-muscular, neuro-vascular, neuro-cranial, or neuro-lymphatic
				  reflex technique procedures.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 297-1-9 - Supervising chiropractor

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
"Supervising chiropractor" means a chiropractor who holds a
				  license in good standing issued by the Board to practice chiropractic and
				  provides supervision for the certified chiropractic assistant and who assumes
				  legal liability for the services rendered by the certified chiropractic
				  assistant.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 297-1-10 - Supervision and control

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
"Supervision and control" means the supervising chiropractor
				  shall ensure compliance with the instructions and completion of the services
				  delegated by the supervising chiropractor. To insure patient safety, the
				  supervising chiropractor shall be in a sufficiently proximate location in order
				  to be able to respond in a timely manner to any emergency should it
				  arise.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297-2-1 - Meetings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Meetings shall be scheduled to allow sufficient time for
				  advertising meetings. Any member unable to attend a scheduled meeting must
				  contact the Board Chairperson or the Board's office as soon as possible. Any
				  member of the public may attend Board meetings to hear the Board's
				  deliberations on Board matters but may not participate in Board proceedings,
				  unless appearing on the agenda.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297-2-2 - Agendas

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Board meeting agendas shall be prepared by the department
				  designeein conjunction with the Board Chairperson. The agenda shall include all
				  business items requested by members of the Board
,
providing
				  such request is received by the Board. Business not included on the agenda may
				  be considered following an affirmative vote of a majority of the Board members
				  present. Meeting notices to the Board shall be sent to all members of the Board
				  at least ten days prior to the meeting date. Upon request, meeting notices
				  shall be sent to others deemed to have interest in the business before the
				  Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297-2-3 - Records

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department shall maintain a record of all business
				  conducted by the Board and shall preserve, subject to the provisions of 5 MRSA
				  chapter 6, all books, documents and papers entrusted to their care. Records
				  shall be opened to public inspection as set forth in the Freedom of Access law,
				   1 MRSA
				  §401
et seq
. Delays in
				  making records available for inspection may be occasioned by action necessary
				  to preserve the security of records, to obtain legal advice, or to prevent
				  disrupting regular business activities. For these reasons it is recommended
				  that written requests be submitted at least three business days in advance of
				  anticipated inspection. Access to written communication with the Department of
				  the Attorney General, criminal history records, materials relating to license
				  examinations, pending complaints, and other records may be restricted subject
				  to the Freedom of Access law.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297-2-4 - Advisory Rulings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Authority and
				Scope. The Board may issue rulings pursuant to 5 MRSA §900 l, concerning
				the applicability of any statute or rule it administers to an existing factual
				situation. Advisory rulings will be issued at the Board's discretion and only
				upon written request. Each request will be individually reviewed to determine
				whether an advisory ruling is appropriate. The Board may decline to issue an
				advisory ruling when the question is hypothetical, there is insufficient
				experience upon which to base a ruling, or for any other reason the Board deems
				proper. An advisory ruling is not legally binding upon the Board pursuant to
				 5MRSA
				§9001 of the Administrative Procedure
				Act.
B. Submission.
Requests for advisory rulings shall be in writing and shall
				  set forth in detail all facts pertinent to the question. The Board may require
				  additional information as necessary to complete a factual background for its
				  ruling.
C. Acknowledgment.
All requests for advisory rulings will be acknowledged by the
				  Board within fifteen (15) days. Within sixty (60) days of acknowledgment, the
				  Board shall state whether a ruling will be given. Alternatively, the Board may
				  request additional information which is necessary to determine whether an
				  advisory ruling is appropriate.
D. Rulings.
All advisory rulings shall be in writing and shall include a
				  statement of the facts or assumptions, or both, upon which the ruling is based.
				  The statement shall be sufficiently detailed to allow understanding of the
				  basis of the opinion without reference to other documents. Advisory rulings
				  shall be signed by the Chairperson of the Board and shall be numbered in an
				  appropriate serial manner.
E. Disposition.
Each completed advisory ruling will be mailed to the
				  requesting party and a copy will be kept by the Board in a file or binder
				  established for this purpose. All completed advisory rulings are public
				  documents and shall be available for public inspection during regular business
				  hours. In addition, the Board may otherwise publish or circulate any advisory
				  ruling as it deems appropriate.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297-2-5 - Hearings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
shall be conducted in accordance with applicable requirements
				  of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, 5 MRSA chapter 375, § 8001,
et seq
.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 3-A - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS AND TEMPORARY CHIROPRACTIC INTERNS › Section 297-3-A-1 - General Eligibility For a Chiropractic Doctor License and Temporary Chiropractic Intern License

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A person applying for a chiropractic doctor licenseor
				  temporary chiropractic intern license shall, in addition to the requirements
				  set forth under Title 32, Chapter 9, establish basic eligibility for licensure
				  by submitting the information and documentation described below, together with
				  the fee required by chapter 10, section 5(11) of the rules of the Office of
				  Professional and Occupational Regulation, "Establishment of License Fees," and
				  such other information as the Board may require:
1. The applicant's full name, date of birth,
				contact address, phone number and email address; and
2. Attest to all jurisdictions in which the
				applicant holds or has ever held a license to practice chiropractic or practice
				chiropractic as a chiropractic intern as of the date of application, together
				with the license number and license expiration date, and disclosure of any
				discipline ever imposed by the jurisdiction.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 3-A - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS AND TEMPORARY CHIROPRACTIC INTERNS › Section 297-3-A-2 - Applicant for Chiropractic License

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Evidence of
				having completed the NBCE parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 with a passing score as set by
				the NBCE.
2. If the applicant is
				foreign educated, the applicant shall submit evidence from a board-approved
				United States credentialing agency that the foreign education is substantially
				equivalent to the United States trained applicant.
3.
Licensure by Endorsement
A. An applicant applying by endorsement
				providing evidence of a valid license having no practice discipline within 3,
				years prior to the date of the application shall be issued a license without
				further requirements, including any parts of the NBCE examination that were not
				required at the time of licensure in the other jurisdiction.
B. If the applicant was subject to practice
				discipline within 3 years prior to the date of the application, the applicant
				must provide information as requested on the discipline imposed to be used in
				the determination of granting a license.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 3-A - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS AND TEMPORARY CHIROPRACTIC INTERNS › Section 297-3-A-3 - Applicant for a Temporary Chiropractic Internship License

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Professional Liability Insurance
				Coverage
Provide sufficient evidence from the sponsoring college or
				  institution that it carries valid professional liability insurance in the
				  amount of one million dollars covering the chiropractic internship
				  relationship. Evidence shall be in the form of a copy of the insurance policy
				  or a written statement from the school on the school's official letter head and
				  signed by the deanor the dean's designated representative attesting to the name
				  of the insurance company, policy holder, policy number, amount of the policy,
				  details on the coverage that clearly includes coverage of the chiropractic
				  internship relationship in effect, and the effective date and expiration date
				  of the policy. The insurance policy must be valid for the duration of the
				  internship relationship. If the policy expires prior to the end of the
				  six-month internship, the chiropractic intern may not continue to practice
				  until evidence that a valid policy is in place has been provided to the Board,
				  in a manner as described in this section.
A chiropractic intern shall report to the board, in writing,
				  within 10 calendar days of a change of status with enrollment with the college
				  or institution, including suspension or termination together with an
				  explanation for the change. The chiropractic intern shall immediately inform
				  his or her supervising chiropractor of the change.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 3 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC DOCTORS (REPEALED) › Section 297-3-1 - Applicants applying for licensure as a chiropractic doctor must meet the following criteria, in addition to the requirements set forth in 32 MRSA Section 551 (Repealed)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFYING CHIRPRACTORS TO PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC ACUPUNCTURE › Section 297-4-1

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Acceptable practice and use of chiropractic acupuncture shall
				  be limited to those methods and procedures that are commonly taught by
				  accredited chiropractic colleges and have been approved by the
				  Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFYING CHIRPRACTORS TO PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC ACUPUNCTURE › Section 297-4-2

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In order to ensure that the public health and safety are
				  protected and to maintain high standards of public trust and confidence in the
				  chiropractic profession, the following requirements must be met prior to using
				  chiropractic acupuncture methods in chiropractic practice.
A. Board certification.
1. Each licensee seeking to provide
				chiropractic acupuncture shall obtain a certification from this Board, which
				shall indicate that the licensee has complied with the provisions of this rule.
				The application for certification shall be on a form provided by the
				Board.
2. Each applicant seeking to
				provide chiropractic acupuncture must complete a Board approved two hundred
				(200) hour course. The two hundred (200) hour course shall include:
a. supervised chiropractic clinical
				acupuncture training;
b. clean
				needle technique training; and
c.
				written and practical verification of competency.
3. Each applicant seeking to provide
				chiropractic acupuncture shall have obtained instruction in exposure control
				for blood-borne pathogens and must register as a biomedical waste generator
				with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFYING CHIRPRACTORS TO PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC ACUPUNCTURE › Section 297-4-3 - Needles

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Only disposable needles are to be used for
				chiropractic acupuncture.
B. The
				needles must be individually packaged for each patient.
C. Used needles are considered biomedical
				waste and must be discarded following patient use and disposed of according to
				the requirement set forth in
				
				38 MRSA §1319-O(3) and
				rules adopted pursuant to that statutory provision.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS › Section 297-5-1

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Qualifications for certification.
				Applicants applying for a certification as a chiropractic assistant qualify as
				follows:
A. Must be at least eighteen (18)
				years of age;
B. Must be a high
				school graduate or have successfully completed an equivalent educational
				Program;
C. Must have successfully
				completed a course of study approved by the Board after January 1, 1990, or
				completed a course of study provided by a chiropractic college accredited by
				the CCE, or by any other USOE approved national chiropractic accrediting
				agency; and
D. Must have
				successfully passed an examination with a minimum score of 75%, which has been
				offered pursuant to a course of study approved by the Board or by a
				chiropractic college accredited by the CCE, or by any other USOE approved
				National Chiropractic Accrediting Agencies; or
E. Must have been employed as an assistant
				for a minimum of three (3) years immediately prior to the enactment of this
				statute, submit valid proof of such employment, and met the requirements of A
				and B.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS › Section 297-5-2

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Qualifications for temporary certification. Applicants
				  applying for a temporary certificate as a chiropractic assistant must qualify
				  as follows:
A. Must be at least
				eighteen (18) years of age;
B. Must
				be a high school graduate or successfully completed an equivalent educational
				Program;
C. Must document
				continuous enrollment in a Board approved course of study;
D. A temporary certificate may be renewed for
				a maximum of two (2) bienniums; and
E. Once the requirements for certification as
				a chiropractic assistant have been met, the temporary certificate becomes
				invalid. The applicant must notify the Board of successful completion of the
				examination and change of status, and submit payment of the biennial renewal
				fee.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS › Section 297-5-3 - Applications must be filed with the Board

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Incomplete applications will be returned for
				  completion.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 5 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES FOR CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS › Section 297-5-4

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Application forms or supporting documents that have been
				  altered, defaced or compromised will not be accepted.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 6 - CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION › Section 297-6-1 - General provisions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each licensee
				must submit twenty-four (24) units/hours of approved continuing professional
				education, at the time he or she applies for her/his second license renewal.
				Beginning with the January 1, 2002 license biennium, the total number of
				CEUs/hours will increase to thirty-six (36). Beginning with the January 1, 2004
				license biennium, the total number of CEUs/hours will increase to forty-eight
				(48).
B. Proof of continuing
				professional education must be submitted on forms provided by the Board before
				November 1 of the year during which the current license expires.
C. A license cannot be renewed without
				evidence of having fulfilled the continuing education requirements.
D. CEUs/hours earned in the current biennium,
				that are in excess of the requirements for license renewal, may not be applied
				retroactively nor carried forward to a subsequent license renewal
				period.
E. The Board, at its
				discretion, may grant an extension of time for completion of all or part of the
				continuing education requirements to a licensee who, because of extenuating
				circumstances, has been unable to meet the continuing education requirements
				during the license biennium. The Board requires verification in writing of the
				extenuating circumstance.
F. The
				Board will approve CEUs/hours taken for credit towards license renewal. Such
				approvals may take the form of:
1. Program
				approval(s) granted by the Board to the sponsor or instructor of a continuing
				professional education offering;
2.
				Individual requests for credit granted by the Board to a licensee or an
				offering whose sponsor or instructor did not seek program approval;
				or
3. Program approval(s) granted
				by the Board to organizations whose continuing education standards have been
				approved by the Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 7 - ENFORCEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 297-7-1 - Disciplinary Procedures

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board will follow the procedure for initiating and
				  processing complaints set forth in the Standard Complaint Procedure of the
				  Office of Licensing & Registration, Department of Professional &
				  Financial Regulation.
A. Written
				Complaints. All complaints shall be in writing, shall be sworn to by the person
				making it and shall be filed with the Office of Licensing &
				Registration.
B. Other
				Investigations. An investigation may be conducted based upon information other
				than a written complaint, if such information provides prima facie evidence of
				a violation of
				 32 MRSA
				§503-A,
et seq
. or if
				the information raises a substantial question regarding the qualifications of
				any applicant or licensee.
C.
				Member Request for Investigation. A member of the Board may file a complaint or
				request an investigation, but such complaint or request shall serve to
				disqualify the member from participating in the disposition of the matter. That
				member shall be prohibited from discussing the issue with other members, except
				as a witness, until final agency action have been taken.
D. Prohibited Communications. The members
				shall not discuss, except with adequate notice to all interested individuals,
				any specific case under investigation, or any case which may reasonably be
				expected to be the subject of investigation, until after final agency action
				has been taken, except in accordance with the complaint procedures set forth by
				the Department of Professional & Financial Regulation's Office of Licensing
				and Registration.
This rule shall not be construed to limit the members at
				  Board meetings from discussion among themselves or with the attorney assigned
				  to the Board. These rules shall be construed not to limit communications
				  regarding closed matters, investigations in general, inquiries regarding the
				  status of specific case, or other matters not relating to issues of fact or law
				  concerning a specific case.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 7 - ENFORCEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 297-7-2 - Grounds for discipline

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board may take disciplinary action authorized by statute
				  based upon any of the grounds set forth in
				   32 MRSA
				  §503-A(2) (A
				  through(I).
A. The practice of fraud
				or deceit in obtaining a license under this chapter or in connection with
				services rendered as a chiropractic doctor or assistant.
B. Addiction, as confirmed by medical
				findings, to the use of alcohol or other drugs, which has resulted in the
				chiropractic doctor or assistant being unable to perform his or her duties or
				perform those duties in a manner which would not endanger the health or safety
				of the clients or patients to be served.
C. A medical finding of mental incompetence
				as determined by a qualified professional.
D. Aiding or abetting a person not duly
				licensed in representing him/herself as a licensed chiropractic doctor or
				assistant.
E. Incompetence or
				misconduct in the practice of chiropractic.
F. Unprofessional conduct as set forth within
				these rules, and as referenced in the Code of Ethics set forth in Chapter
				8.
G. Engaging in false, misleading
				or deceptive advertising in the practice of chiropractic.
H. Subject to the limitations of 5 MRSA
				chapter 341, Conviction of a class A, B, C, D or E Crime or of a crime which,
				if committed in this State, would be punishable by one year or more of
				imprisonment.
I. Violation of any
				provision of this chapter or any rule of the Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 297 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE › Chapter 7 - ENFORCEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 297-7-3 - Clarification of Terms

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Fraud or Deceit
1. The practice of fraud or deceit in
				obtaining a license includes, but is not limited to:
a. falsification or misrepresentation of
				education or experience of an applicant or licensee;
b. falsification or misrepresentation of a
				recommendation from a consultant or peer;
c. cheating on a licensure
				examination;
d. intentionally
				withholding or misrepresenting any information requested on an application,
				including any information regarding criminal or disciplinary action taken by
				any jurisdiction against an applicant; or
e. impersonating another applicant or
				licensee.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 150 - ADVISORY RULING › Section 298-150-1 - Authority and Scope

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board may issue an advisory ruling pursuant to
				   5 M.R.S.A.
				  Section9001 concerning the applicability to
				  an existing factual situation of any statutes or rules it administers. Each
				  request shall be reviewed individually by the Board to determine whether an
				  advisory ruling is appropriate. The Board may decline the request for an
				  advisory ruling when the question is hypothetical, if there is insufficient
				  experience upon which to base a ruling, or for any other reason deemed
				  proper.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 150 - ADVISORY RULING › Section 298-150-2 - Submission

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A request for an advisory ruling shall be submitted to the
				  Board in writing and shall set forth in detail all facts pertinent to the
				  question. The Board may require additional information as necessary to complete
				  a factual background for a ruling.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 150 - ADVISORY RULING › Section 298-150-3 - Acknowledgement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A request for an advisory ruling shall be acknowledged by the
				  Board within ten (10) days of the Board meeting.
An advisory ruling shall be in writing and shall include a
				  statement of facts or assumptions, or both, upon which the ruling is based. The
				  statement, without reference to other documents, shall be sufficiently detailed
				  to allow understanding of the basis of the opinion. A ruling shall be rendered
				  with the assent of three (3) members of the Board. An advisory ruling shall be
				  signed by the Chairperson of the Board, shall be identified specifically as an
				  advisory ruling, and shall be numbered serially.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 150 - ADVISORY RULING › Section 298-150-4 - Disposition

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An advisory ruling shall be mailed to the requesting party
				  and a copy shall be kept by the Board. An advisory ruling is a public document
				  and shall be available for public inspection during the normal working hours of
				  the Board. In addition, the Board, as it deems appropriate, may otherwise
				  publish or circulate an advisory ruling.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 220 - EDUCATIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS › Section 298-220-1 - Qualifying Education

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Class hours required for licensure as a trainee real property
				  appraiser, licensed residential real property appraiser, certified residential
				  real property appraiser and certified general real property appraiser must be
				  earned in courses approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board. The Board of
				  Real Estate Appraisers will not recognize non-approved courses for licensing
				  purposes.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 220 - EDUCATIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS › Section 298-220-2 - Continuing Education

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Continuing
				Education Requirement Generally
At time of renewal, each licensee of the board shall certify
				  to completion of 14 hours of continuing education during the preceding license
				  term. Up to 7 hours may be granted for participation, other than as a student,
				  in appraisal education processes and programs. Credit for instructing any given
				  course or seminar can only be awarded once during a continuing education
				  cycle.
2.
Course in
				National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
As part of the 14 required hours of continuing education
				  described in subsection
				  1, each licensee shall, during
				  even-numbered years, satisfactorily complete the 7-hour National Standards of
				  Uniform Professional Appraisal Practice course approved by the Appraisal
				  Qualifications Board.
3.
Approved Programs
Continuing education must be earned in programs approved by
				  the Appraisal Qualifications Board or the Board of Real Estate Appraisers. The
				  Board of Real Estate Appraisers will not recognize unapproved programs for
				  continuing education credit.
4.
Criteria for Program Approval by
				Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Continuing education programs that have not been approved by
				  the Appraisal Qualifications Board must meet the following criteria for
				  approval.
A. The program must consist
				of no less than 2 hours of actual instructional time, exclusive of meals,
				breaks, and non-instructional presentations or activities.
B. The program must be taught "live" in a
				traditional classroom or seminar setting or as a synchronous distance education
				program. No form of asynchronous distance education or recorded presentation
				will be approved.
C. The material
				to be taught may include subjects not directly related to real estate
				appraisal. However, only material that is directly related to real estate
				appraisal will be recognized for continuing education credit.
D. The program sponsor must distribute an
				evaluation form provided by the board and certificates of completion to
				attendees at the conclusion of the program. The sponsor must retain completed
				evaluations for one year following conclusion of the program and must promptly
				provide the evaluations to the board upon request. The sponsor must retain the
				roster of attendees for two years following completion of the
				program.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 230 - SUPERVISORY APPRAISER DUTIES › Section 298-230-1 - Commencement and Termination of Supervisory Relationship

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A certified residential or certified general real property
				  appraiser shall notify the board in writing of the commencement or termination
				  of a supervisory relationship with a trainee real property appraiser no later
				  than ten (10) days after the commencement or termination of the supervisory
				  relationship.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 230 - SUPERVISORY APPRAISER DUTIES › Section 298-230-2 - Duties

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. A supervisory appraiser is responsible for
				the training, guidance and direct supervision of the trainee real property
				appraiser, including:
A. Accepting
				responsibility for any appraisal reports drafted by the trainee real property
				appraiser, by signing and certifying that any such report is in compliance with
				the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;
B. Reviewing with the trainee real property
				appraisal report(s) and supporting workfile documents, when necessary;
				and
C. Personally inspecting each
				appraised property with the trainee real property appraiser until the
				supervisory appraiser determines the trainee is competent in accordance with
				the Competency Rule of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
				for the property type. The supervisory appraiser shall make this determination
				of competency in writing on a form provided by the board and shall submit the
				determination to the board no later than ten (10) days thereafter.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 230 - SUPERVISORY APPRAISER DUTIES › Section 298-230-3 - Grounds for Discipline

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In addition to the grounds enumerated in
				  10 M.R.S.
				  §
										8003(5-A)(A) and
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §14014-A, the Board may impose
				  discipline on a supervisory appraiser for failure to execute their duties in
				  accordance with this Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 240 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 298-240-1 - Uniform Standards of Professional Practice

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Except as set forth in
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §14011(7), licensees
				  shall comply with generally accepted standards of professional practice as
				  established by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
				  ("USPAP"), 2024 Edition. The Board hereby incorporates the Uniform Standards of
				  Professional Appraisal Practice ("USPAP"), 2024 Edition, Copyright © 2024,
				  The Appraisal Foundation, effective January 1, 2024, into this chapter by
				  reference. Copies of the 2024 edition may be obtained, at cost, from The
				  Appraisal Foundation, Publication Fulfillment Center, P.O. Box 381, Annapolis
				  Junction, MD 20701-0381. The web site is
http://www.appraisalfoundation.org/
.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 240 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 298-240-2 - Use of License Number

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person licensed by the Board must display that person's
				  signature and license number on the certification of any appraisal performed in
				  this State. The license number shall include the two (2) letter prefix
				  identifying the type of license held.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 250 - DENIAL APPEALS; MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS › Section 298-250-1 - Appeal of License Denial

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An applicant or licensee may appeal a license denial to the
				  board by filing a request for hearing with the board in writing within 30 days
				  of the applicant's or licensee's receipt of notice of the denial. An
				  adjudicatory hearing will be scheduled upon receipt of a timely appeal.
				  Non-timely appeals will be denied without hearing.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 250 - DENIAL APPEALS; MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS › Section 298-250-2 - Member Request for Investigation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A member of the board, including the complaint officer, may
				  file a complaint or request an investigation, but such complaint or request
				  disqualifies the member from participating in the matter other than as a
				  complainant, witness or complaint officer. The member may not discuss the issue
				  with other members, except as a complainant, witness or complaint officer,
				  until after final agency action and the time for appeal has lapsed or appeal
				  rights have been exhausted.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 298 - BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS › Chapter 250 - DENIAL APPEALS; MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS › Section 298-250-3 - Prohibited Communications

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Members of the board shall avoid discussing, except with
				  adequate notice and opportunity for all parties to participate, any specific
				  case under investigation or hearing, or any case that may reasonably be
				  expected to be the subject of investigation or hearing, until after final
				  agency action and the time for appeal has lapsed or appeal rights have been
				  exhausted.
This prohibition shall not be construed to limit the members
				  at board meetings from discussion among themselves or with the attorney for the
				  board. This prohibition shall not be construed to limit communications
				  regarding closed matters, investigations in general, inquiries regarding the
				  status of a specific case, or other matters not relating to issues of fact or
				  law concerning a specific case.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 302 - BOARD OF LICENSURE OF AUCTIONEERS › Chapter 10 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 302-10-1 - Meetings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Meetings shall be called by the Chairperson or a majority of
				  the members whenever such meetings are deemed necessary for carrying out the
				  business of the Board but the Board shall not meet less than four times a
				  year.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 302 - BOARD OF LICENSURE OF AUCTIONEERS › Chapter 10 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 302-10-2 - Meeting Agendas

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. An agenda for
				meetings shall be prepared by the Department and shall include business
				requiring consideration or action by the members. The agenda shall also include
				all business items requested by the members provided such request is received
				at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting.
B. Business not included on the agenda may be
				considered following an affirmative vote of a majority of the members
				present.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 302 - BOARD OF LICENSURE OF AUCTIONEERS › Chapter 10 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 302-10-3 - Board Officers

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board shall elect at its first meeting of each calendar
				  year a Chairperson and any other officer deemed necessary by the Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 302 - BOARD OF LICENSURE OF AUCTIONEERS › Chapter 20 - FEES › Section 302-20-4 - Annual Renewal License Fee

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Resident License
				$100.00
B. Non-Resident License
				$100.00
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 302 - BOARD OF LICENSURE OF AUCTIONEERS › Chapter 20 - FEES › Section 302-20-5 - Miscellaneous Fees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Duplicate
				License Fee $ 10.00
B. Late Fee $
				25.00