Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18522 – Withdrawal
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1. Repeal. Once effective, the compact continues in force and remains binding upon each member state, except that a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted the compact into law.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18522
- in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Interstate commission: means the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission created pursuant to section 18512. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- License: means authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the practice of medicine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Member state: means a state that has enacted the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- State: means any state, commonwealth, district or territory of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 18503
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Effective date. Withdrawal from the compact is by the enactment of a statute repealing the compact, but does not take effect until one year after the effective date of that statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the governor of each other member state.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
3. Intent. The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chair of the interstate commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing the compact in the withdrawing state.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
4. Notification. The interstate commission shall notify the other member states of the withdrawing state’s intent to withdraw within 60 days of its receipt of notice provided under subsection 3.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
5. Obligations. The withdrawing state is responsible for all dues, obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including obligations the performance of which extends beyond the effective date of withdrawal.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
6. Reinstatement. Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state occurs upon the withdrawing state’s reenacting the compact or upon such later date as determined by the interstate commission.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
7. Rules. The interstate commission is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to section 18516 to address the impact of the withdrawal of a member state on licenses granted in other member states to physicians who designated the withdrawing member state as the state of principal license.
[PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).