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Maine

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CME Requirements

Credit Amount
Maine requires 40 hours of Category 1 CME credits per licensure cycle.

  • Physicians licensed for the first time in the state of Maine will follow prorated CME credits requirements on initial renewal—see details on last page of this document.

Licensure Cycle
Biennial. The length of the initial license depends upon two factors: when the application is received and the applicant’s date of birth.

  • The licenses of individuals born in even-numbered years expires on the last day of the month of their birth in an even-numbered year.
  • The licenses of individuals born in odd-numbered years expires on the last day of the month of their birth in an odd-numbered year.

Topics
All 40 hours must be Category 1 CME programs. A minimum of 3 hours of CME must be earned in the area of opioid prescribing. Over 30 CME credits can be earned in any topical area.

CME requirements listed above were updated based on information from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine, but education requirements do change. Due to COVID-19, certain states may have modified their licensure requirements. Physicians should confirm Maine's current requirements on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine's License FAQ page.

Prejudgment and Post-Judgment Interest

Prejudgment Tort Actions Rate: The one-year U.S. Treasury bill rate plus 3%

  • Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1602-B(3)

Prejudgment Accrual Date: The date notice of claim is served on the defendant personally or by registered or certified mail or, if no notice given, the date on which the complaint is filed

  • Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1602-B(5).

Post-Judgment Tort Actions Rate: The contract rate or, if none, the one-year U.S. Treasury bill rate plus 6%, whichever is greater

  • Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1602-C(1)(A), (1)(B)

Post-Judgment Accrual Date: Date of judgment, including any appeal period

  • Me Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1602-C(2).

One-party or two-party state

Maine is a one-party state.

In Maine, it is a criminal offense to use any device to record, obtain, use, or share communications, whether they are wire, oral, or electronic, without the consent of at least one person taking part in the communication, unless the conversation is audible by normal, unaided hearing. This means that in Maine, you are legally allowed to record a conversation if you are a contributor, or with prior consent from one of the involved parties. Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 710

Maine’s privacy laws also forbid the recording or sharing of images obtained illegally. Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, §511

Tort Laws

Limits on damages for pain and suffering: None
Limits on contingent attorney fees: Sliding scale 24 MRSA
  • Maine Code 2961 (1988)
Reform of collateral source rule: Mandatory unless right of subrogation exercised 24 MRSA
  • Maine Code 2906 (1990)
Periodic payment of future damages: Mandatory over $250,000 if requested by either party 24 MRSA
  • Maine Code 2951 (1985)
Statute of limitations: 3 years; 3 years from discovery of Foreign Object 24 MRSA
  • Maine Code 2902 (1988)

Abortion Law

Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe:

Abortion will remain legal in Maine. State law includes express protections for abortion, and Maine has enacted few restrictions on abortion access.