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LD448 • 2025

An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental Provider Licensing and Permits

An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental Provider Licensing and Permits

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental Provider Licensing and Permits

An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental Provider Licensing and Permits Sponsor: Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental Provider Licensing and Permits Sponsor: Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0631(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0631(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 448 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

  2. 2025-05-14 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-13 House

    This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental Provider Licensing and Permits
Sponsor:
Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0631(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 302 - L.D. 448
An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental
Provider Licensing and Permits
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, Public Law 2023, chapter 17 transferred the Board of Dental Practice from
an affiliated board to a licensure program within the Department of Professional and
Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation; and
Whereas, Public Law 2023, chapter 17 inadvertently repealed fee caps for dental
provider licensing and permit fees and the authorizing authority to establish those fees by
rule; and
Whereas, the Legislature intended that the provisions setting fee caps for dental
provider licensing and permit fees and the authorizing authority to establish those fees by
rule be transferred to the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation; and
Whereas, this legislation corrects that omission and must take effect as soon as
possible in order to effectuate the Legislature's intent; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §18309 is enacted to read:
§18309. Fees
1. Fee establishment. The director may establish by rule fees for purposes authorized
under this chapter in amounts that are reasonable and necessary for their respective
purposes, except that:
A. The fee for any one purpose may not exceed $550 unless another fee is authorized
by paragraph B or C;
APPROVED
MAY 16, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
71
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0631(03)
B. The fee for an initial license or a license renewal under section 18342 or a permit
under section 18379 may not exceed $1,000; and
C. The fee for an initial license or a license renewal under section 18345 may not
exceed $200.
2. Rules. Rules adopted pursuant to subsection 1 are routine technical rules pursuant
to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to June 29, 2023.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.