Maine § 12004-A. - Occupational and professional licensing boards
Full text of Maine Maine Revised Statutes § 12004-A. — Occupational and professional licensing boards, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12004-A.. Occupational and professional licensing boards
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. [PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
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. [PL 1991, c. 286 (AMD).]
This classification includes the following. [PL 1987, c. 786, §5 (NEW).]
| 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 |
Source: official Maine text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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