Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-E – Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states
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1. Authority to practice during emergency. While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner registered with a registration system that complies with section 949-D and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner’s registration is based may practice in this State to the extent authorized by this chapter as if the practitioner were licensed in this State.
[PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-E
- Emergency: means an event or condition that is an actual or imminent civil emergency or disaster or an actual or threatened epidemic or public health threat that is the subject of an emergency proclamation pursuant to section 742 or an emergency declaration pursuant to Title 22, section 802. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- Emergency declaration: means a declaration or proclamation of emergency issued by a person authorized to do so under the laws of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- Health practitioner: means an individual licensed under the laws of this State or another state to provide health services or veterinary services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- License: includes authorization under the laws of this State to an individual to provide health services or veterinary services based upon a national certification issued by a public or private entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or a Canadian province that is a party to the International Emergency Management Assistance Compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- Volunteer health practitioner: means a health practitioner who provides health services or veterinary services while an emergency declaration is in effect, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
2. Disqualification based on professional discipline. A volunteer health practitioner qualified under subsection 1 is not entitled to the protections of this chapter if the practitioner is licensed in more than one state and any license of the practitioner is suspended, revoked or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.
[PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).