Maine Revised Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2504 – Professional societies
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2504
- Board: means the Board of Licensure in Medicine, the Board of Dental Practice or the Board of Osteopathic Licensure. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2502
- Physician: means any natural person authorized by law to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine or veterinary medicine within this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2502
- Professional competence committee: means any of the following when engaging in professional competence review activity:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2502Professional society: means a state professional organization of physicians, surgeons or osteopathic physicians. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24 Sec. 2502
Every state professional society shall establish a professional competence committee of its members pursuant to written bylaws approved by the society’s governing board. The committee shall receive, investigate and determine the accuracy of any report made to the society of any member physician‘s acts amounting to gross or repeated medical malpractice, misuse of alcohol, drugs or other substances that may result in the member physician’s performing services in a manner that endangers the health or safety of patients or professional incompetence. [PL 2013, c. 105, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 492, §3 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 105, §1 (AMD).