Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD105: An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Establish a Sp
Status: Failed, April 29, 2026
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Establish a Sponsorship Program for Internationally Trained Physicians
What the bill says
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Establish a Sponsorship Program for Internationally Trained Physicians" Amend the bill in section 1 in §12103-B in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line in L.D.) by striking out the following: "alternative" and inserting the following: 'additional' Amend the bill in section 1 in §12103-B in subsection 3 in the 4th line (page 1, line in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "practice" the following: 'supervised' Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 8 in the first line (p.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Establish a Sponsorship Program for Internationally Trained Physicians" Amend the bill in section 1 in §12103-B in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line in L.D.) by striking out the following: "alternative" and inserting the following: 'additional' Amend the bill in section 1 in §12103-B in subsection 3 in the 4th line (page 1, line in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "practice" the following: 'supervised' Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 8 in the first line (page 2, line 1 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Alternative" and inserting the following: 'Additional' Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 8 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "alternative" and inserting the following: 'additional' Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 8 in paragraph A by striking out all of subparagraph (1) (page 2, lines 9 to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following: '(1) "Internationally trained physician" means a physician who has received a degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent from a legally chartered medical school outside the United States recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical …