AGENCY: 02-041 - Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 10, Establishment of License Fees
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2012-P204
BRIEF SUMMARY: The Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (“OPOR”) proposes to: (1) eliminate or reduce application fees for alcohol and drug counselors, alcohol and drug counseling aides, architects, landscape architects, certified interior designers, chiropractors, pharmacists applying for a certificate of administration, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, psychologists, psychological examiners, real estate appraisers, transient sellers of consumer merchandise and their employees and veterinarians; (2) reduce license fees for alcohol and drug counselors, alcohol and drug counseling aides, certified clinical supervisors, architects, landscape architects, certified interior designers, chiropractors, chiropractic assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy student interns, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, psychologists, psychological examiners, real estate appraisers, transient sellers of consumer merchandise and their employees and transient sellers of home repair services; (3) reduce examination qualification review fees for pharmacists, psychologists and psychological examiners; (4) clarify that all newly-licensed pharmacists, not only pharmacists licensed via reciprocity, are subject to an initial license fee; (5) clarify that pharmacists in charge are subject to an initial license fee; (6) change the method of calculating the fee for late renewal of an inactive pharmacist license; (7) change the method of calculating the fee on inactive pharmacists who move back to active status; (8) reduce the fee for approval of real estate appraiser continuing education programs and approval of continuing education program requests submitted by individual chiropractors; (9) add a $10 license fee for barbering and cosmetology trainees which was accidentally eliminated by the most recent amendment to this chapter; (10) exempt electricians’ helpers who are high school or community college students from the helper license fee; and (11) make non-substantive text changes to various fee descriptions and program headings. The proposed rule, which shows these fee changes in detail, may be downloaded from OPOR’s web site at www.maine.gov/professionallicensing .
PUBLIC HEARING: October 1, 2012, 1:30 p.m., Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, Maine
COMMENT DEADLINE: October 11, 2012
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION / RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Jeffrey Frankel, Staff Attorney, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 35 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 624-8615. E-mail: Jeffrey.M.Frankel@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 10 MRSA §8003(2-A)(D); 32 MRSA §6215; 32 MRSA §222; 32 MRSA §14238; 32 MRSA §558; 32 MRSA §13724; 32 MRSA §3116