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LD 747		 Session - 126th Maine Legislature
 
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An Act To Protect Doctors Who Prescribe a Complementary Course of Treatment and To Provide Insurance Coverage for That Treatment

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §4316-A  is enacted to read:

§ 4316-A.  Complementary medicine

A carrier shall provide coverage in all health plans for medicine or treatment that is prescribed or provided by a physician licensed under Title 32, chapter 48 if that medicine or treatment is within the scope of practice of a person licensed by the Board of Complementary Health Care Providers under Title 32, chapter 113-B.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §3282-A, sub-§3  is enacted to read:

3.  Not grounds for discipline.   The board may not bring action to refuse to issue, modify, restrict, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of an individual licensed under this chapter for any practice, prescription or course of treatment that is within the scope of practice for complementary health care providers licensed under chapter 113-B.

summary

This bill provides that the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Board of Licensure in Medicine may not bring disciplinary action against a physician who prescribes or provides medicine or treatment that is authorized for a complementary health care provider. The bill also requires such treatment to be covered under health insurance plans.

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