Maine § 5 §12004-A Occupational and professional licensing boards

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §12004-A — Occupational and professional licensing boards

Maine § 5 §12004-A

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 18ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Ch. 379BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §12004-A (2026).

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The primary responsibilities of occupational and professional licensing boards include the examination of applicants, issuance of licenses or certificates, registration of licenses and rules of licensees with respect to the practice of a particular occupation or profession. The primary powers of these boards include the authority to hold hearings, adopt rules, establish standards and procedures, issue licenses and initiate action for the revocation or suspension of occupational or professional licenses.
For purposes of any occupational or professional licensing boards which have a public member or members, "public member" means a person who has no financial interest in the profession regulated by the board to which that member has been appointed and who has never been licensed, certified o

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The primary responsibilities of occupational and professional licensing boards include the examination of applicants, issuance of licenses or certificates, registration of licenses and rules of licensees with respect to the practice of a particular occupation or profession. The primary powers of these boards include the authority to hold hearings, adopt rules, establish standards and procedures, issue licenses and initiate action for the revocation or suspension of occupational or professional licenses.
For purposes of any occupational or professional licensing boards which have a public member or members, "public member" means a person who has no financial interest in the profession regulated by the board to which that member has been appointed and who has never been licensed, certified or given a permit in this or any other state for the occupation or profession that member is appointed to regulate.
This classification includes the following.
NAME OF ORGANIZATION

RATE OF COMPENSATION

STATUTORY REFERENCE
1.

Board of Accountancy

$35/Day

32 MRSA §12213
2.
Arborist Examining Board
3.
Acupuncture Licensing Board
4.

Maine State Board for Licensure of Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers

$35/Day

32 MRSA §211
5.

Board of Licensing of Auctioneers

$35/Day

32 MRSA §288
5-A.

Board of Bar Examiners

Set by Supreme Judicial Court

4 MRSA §801
6.
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
7.
Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
8.

Board of Chiropractic Licensure

$35/Day

32 MRSA §501
8-A.

Board of Complementary Health Care Providers

$35/Day

32 MRSA §12502
9.
State Board of Cosmetology
9-A.
Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure
9-B.

Board of Real Estate Appraisers

$35/Day

32 MRSA §14011
9-C.

Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure

$35/Day

32 MRSA §13852
10.

Board of Dental Practice

Legislative per diem board and subcommittee members

32 MRSA §18321
11.

Board of Licensing of Dietetic Practice

$35/Day

32 MRSA §9903
12.
Board of Driver Education
13.

Electricians' Examining Board

$35/Day

32 MRSA §1151
14.
Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety
15.

Emergency Medical Services' Board

$20/Day

32 MRSA §88
15-A.

Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board

$20/Day

32 MRSA §84
16.

State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers

$35/Day

32 MRSA §1301
17.

Board of Licensure of Foresters

$35/Day

32 MRSA §5505
18.

State Board of Funeral Service

$35/Day

32 MRSA §1451
19.

State Board of Licensure for Geologists and Soil Scientists

$35/Day

32 MRSA §4907
20.
Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters
21.

Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors

$35/Day

32 MRSA §18211
22.

Manufactured Housing Board

$35/Day

10 MRSA §9003
23.

Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board

$35/Day

32 MRSA §63‑A
24.

Board of Licensure in Medicine

$1,250/Year-Member $1,500/Year-Chair $7,500/Year-Secretary

32 MRSA §3263
25.

State Board of Nursing

Legislative Per Diem

32 MRSA §2151
26.

Board of Occupational Therapy Practice

$35/Day

32 MRSA §2273
27.
Oil and Solid Fuel Board
28.

State Board of Optometry

$35/Day

32 MRSA §19201
29.

Board of Osteopathic Licensure

Legislative Per Diem

32 MRSA §2561
30.
Board of Commissioners of the Profession of Pharmacy
30-A.

Maine Board of Pharmacy

$35/Day

32 MRSA §13711
31.

Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy

$35/Day

32 MRSA §3112
32.

Plumbers' Examining Board

$35/Day

32 MRSA §3401
33.

Board of Licensure of Podiatric Medicine

$35/Day

32 MRSA §3601
33-A.
Propane and Natural Gas Board
34.

State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

$35/Day

32 MRSA §3821
35.

Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners

$35/Day

32 MRSA §9703
36.

Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners

$35/Day

32 MRSA §9853
37.

Real Estate Commission

$35/Day

32 MRSA §13062
38.

State Board of Social Worker Licensure

$35/Day

32 MRSA §7026
39.
Board of Examiners on Speech-language Pathology and Audiology
40.

Maine Pilotage Commission

Not Authorized

38 MRSA §89
41.

State Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors

$35/Day

32 MRSA §6201
42.

State Board of Veterinary Medicine

$35/Day

32 MRSA §4854
43.

Board of Underground Oil Storage Tank Installers

Expenses Only

32 MRSA §10001
44.
Maine Athletic Commission
45.
Board of Licensure of Railroad Personnel
46.

Board of Licensure of Water System Operators

Expenses Only

22 MRSA §2624‑A
47.

Gambling Control Board

$55/Day

8 MRSA §1002
48.

Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing

$35/Day

32 MRSA §17201
49.

Maine Fuel Board

$35/Day

32 MRSA §18121

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 152, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 346, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 450, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 465, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §§A2-6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 806, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §§A15,B4,D3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 286 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 338, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 397, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 381, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 389, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 428, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 353, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 389, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 394, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 402, §A47 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 442, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 505, §3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 505, §22 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 560, §§H1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 625, §A14 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 671, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 245, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 84, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 146, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 185, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 355, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §W1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 687, §B1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 790, §D5 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 166, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 261, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 33, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 315, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 663, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 663, §17 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. A, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. C, §5 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 621, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. A, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. O, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 70, Pt. A, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 180, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 180, §6 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 429, §1 (AMD). RR 2017, c. 2, §1 (COR). PL 2019, c. 285, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 580, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 491, §1 (AMD).