Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18509 – Coordinated information system
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1. Database. The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed or who have applied for licensure under section 18506.
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18509
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Interstate commission: means the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission created pursuant to section 18512. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- 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. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Physician: means a person who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503Rule: 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. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
2. Public action or complaint. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member board shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaint against a physician licensed by that member board who has applied for or received an expedited license through the compact.
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3. Disciplinary or investigatory information. A member board shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.
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4. Other reports. A member board may report any nonpublic complaint, disciplinary or investigatory information not required to be reported by subsection 3 to the interstate commission.
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5. Information sharing. A member board shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.
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6. Confidentiality. Information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by a member board is confidential within the meaning of Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph A and may be used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters under sections 18510 and 18511.
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7. Rules. The interstate commission is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to section 18516 regarding mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards.
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SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).