“A License Limited to the Practice of Administrative medicine” means:

• A. professional managerial or administrative activities related to the practice of medicine or to the delivery of health care services, but does not include the practice of clinical medicine; and/or,
• B. medical research (excluding clinical trials on humans).

If the physician’s job does not include any act as defined in this rule as “clinical medicine”, a License Limited to the practice of Administrative Medicine is required.

Camp Licenses are used for physicians working in Summer Camps.

For the purposes of this section, “telemedicine” as it pertains to the delivery of the health care services, means the use of interactive audio, video or other electronic media for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation or treatment. “Telemedicine” does not include the use of audio-only telephone facsimile machine or e-mail.

A physician with a Consultative telemedicine Registration may not open an office in this State, does not meet with patients in this State, does not receive calls in this State from patients and agrees to provide only consultative services as requested by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant licensed in this State and the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant licensed in this State retains ultimate authority over the diagnosis, care and treatment of the patient.

Educational Certificates are used to apply to practice in a residency program.

This license is site specific

A physician who presents a full, current, active, unconditioned license from another U.S. licensing jurisdiction and who can provide reasonable proof of meeting qualifications for licensure in Maine may, without examination, be granted a temporary license for a period not to exceed 100 days, when the board deems it necessary to provide relief for declared local emergencies or for other appropriate reasons as determined by the Board. The fee for this temporary license shall be $400 (plus the $700 permanent application fee), payable at the time of application.

This license is site specific

You may apply for an Emeritus License if you currently have a Permanent, Administrative, or Volunteer license in Maine. An Emeritus License is a license issued to a qualified physician who is licensed in Maine and has retired from the active practice of medicine and does not render medical services or prescribe any medications. This license does not allow the clinical practice of medicine.

You may apply using the online renewal system here.

The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact allows physicians who meet certain criteria to obtain an expidited permanent license in Maine. The Compact also allows Maine licensed physicians who meet certain criteria to obtain expedited licenses in compact states.

The Compact requires that an applicant for licensure submit fingerprints or other biometric-based information for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the agency responsible for retaining Maine’s criminal records. 32 M.R.S. 3275-A.

Instructions for Maine Physicians: Register for fingerprinting online at https://me.ibtfingerprint.com/. If you do not register, you will not be able to have your fingerprints taken. There is a one-time fee for this process. A Letter of Qualification will not be issued until the results of the criminal background check have been received.

You may apply for a reinstatement if your license has lapsed or if you have withdrawn your license within the last five years. Please download the appropriate form and follow the attached instructions.

To be eligible to reinstate your license you will have to provide evidence of having actively engaged in the practice of medicine for the 12 months preceding the reinstatement application, or you will have to demonstrate current competency by passing a written examination or other practical demonstration as the Board may prescribe. You will also have to provide evidence of having achieved at least 40 category I CME credits in the prior 24 months.

Any physician who is qualified under 32 MRSA, section 3275 may, without examination, be granted a temporary license for a period of time up to 6 months. That license may be extended for up to 6 months, but may not exceed one year, when the board deems it necessary to provide relief for local or national emergencies or for situations in which there are insufficient physicians to supply adequate medical services, including Locum Tenens needs.

This license is site specific

The physician has retired or is retiring from the active practice of medicine and wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinic setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge.