{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-19303","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §19303","heading":"Licensure by endorsement","body":"1.  Board to establish process.  The board shall establish a process to issue a license by endorsement to a license applicant who presents proof of licensure by another jurisdiction of the United States or a territory of the United States as long as the other jurisdiction or territory maintains substantially equivalent license requirements for the licensed profession or occupation and as long as:\nA.  The license applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the license applicant holds or has held a license.  For purposes of this paragraph, \"good standing\" means that the license applicant does not have a complaint, allegation or investigation pending, does not have a license that is suspended or subject to practice restrictions and has never surrendered a license or had a license revoked;\nB.  Cause for denial of a license does not exist under section 19402 or under any other applicable law;\nC.  The license applicant pays the fee, if any, pursuant to section 19202, subsection 3 and Title 10, chapter 901; and\nD.  The license applicant passes a jurisprudence examination.\n2.  Rules.  The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 151: OPTOMETRISTS","SUBCHAPTER 3: LICENSURE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec19303.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"6dd6c7b671504e30e6b989b4a96cfeca662915a91e16d96a562a113dcdae4923","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-19302","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-19304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}