1. Maryland State Medical Board
2. Maryland Licensing Board
3. Maryland State Medical Board Disciplinary Actions

MD Licensure Welcome to Maine. We are pleased you've chosen to apply for a license to practice medicine here. Permanent License Maine is now participating in the FSMB Uniform Application process.

Select a State Board. Search by practitioner name or license number. Select a State Board. Confirm and verify your verification request(s). State Board of Physical Therapy License Verification Information. The Maryland Board of Physical Therapy provides online license verification.

This means that there is now one place to apply for your Maine Permanent Medical License. Please review the before you start the application. Also, please be aware that Maine requires credentials verification by the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS). Click on the 'Start Here' link in the picture below to begin your FCVS credentials verification and/or your Uniform Application for licensure. Online Exam For MD Applicants: If you are applying for any license other than the Interstate Telemedicine Consultation Registration, there is a written test given as part of the licensure process. The exam is online. Upon its completion, a certificate will be immediately available to you.

Preview the and we encourage you to download and review them prior to taking the test. You must get an initial score of at least 75% to pass. The exam must be taken every four years. Renewal Information Licenses must be renewed every two years. Licensees born in even-numbered years must renew their licenses by the last day of their birth month every even-numbered year. Licensees born in odd-numbered years must renew their licenses by the last day of their birth month every odd-numbered year. MDs with existing licenses that are due for renewal can Additional License Types Administrative License - Please use the Consolidated Application 'A License Limited to the Practice of Administrative medicine' means:.

A. Professional managerial or administrative activities related to the practice of medicine or to the delivery of health care services, but does not include the practice of clinical medicine; and/or,. B. Medical research (excluding clinical trials on humans).

If the physician's job does not include any act as defined in this rule as 'clinical medicine', a License Limited to the practice of Administrative Medicine is required. Camp License - Please use the Consolidated Application for initial application and the Camp Renewal for subsequent years Camp Licenses are used for physicians working in Summer Camps. Consultative Telemedicine Registration Regulation - Please use the Consolidated Application For the purposes of this section,?telemedicine? As it pertains to the delivery of the health care services, means the use of interactive audio, video or other electronic media for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation or treatment.?Telemedicine? Does not include the use of audio-only telephone facsimile machine or e-mail. A physician with a Consultative telemedicine Registration may not open an office in this State, does not meet with patients in this State, does not receive calls in this State from patients and agrees to provide only consultative services as requested by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant licensed in this State and the physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant licensed in this State retains ultimate authority over the diagnosis, care and treatment of the patient.

Maryland State Medical Board

Educational Certificates - Please use the Consolidated Application Educational Certificates are used to apply to practice in a residency program. This license is site specific Emergency (100 day) License - Please use the Consolidated Application A physician who presents a full, current, active, unconditioned license from another U.S. Licensing jurisdiction and who can provide reasonable proof of meeting qualifications for licensure in Maine may, without examination, be granted a temporary license for a period not to exceed 100 days, when the board deems it necessary to provide relief for declared local emergencies or for other appropriate reasons as determined by the Board.

Maryland Licensing Board

The fee for this temporary license shall be $400, payable at the time of application. This license is site specific Emeritus - Please use the Online Renewal System You may apply for an Emeritus License if you currently have a Permanent, Administrative, or Volunteer license in Maine.

An Emeritus License is a license issued to a qualified physician who is licensed in Maine and has retired from the active practice of medicine and does not render medical services or prescribe any medications. This license does not allow the clinical practice of medicine. You may apply using the online renewal system at Interstate Medical Licensure Compact - Please go to for directions. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact allows physicians who meet certain criteria to obtain an expidited permanent license in Maine.

The Compact also allows Maine licensed physicians who meet certain criteria to obtain expidited licenses in compact states. The Compact requires that an applicant for licensure submit fingerprints or other biometric-based information for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the agency responsible for retaining Maine’s criminal records.

Instructions for Maine Physicians: Register for fingerprinting online. If you do not register, you will not be able to have your fingerprints taken. There is a one-time fee for this process. A Letter of Qualification will not be issued until the results of the criminal background check have been received. Reinstatement - Please use the Reinstatement Application You may apply for a reinstatement if your license has lapsed or if you have withdrawn your license within the last five years.

Please download the appropriate form and follow the attached instructions. To be eligible to reinstate your license you will have to provide evidence of having actively engaged in the practice of medicine for the 12 months preceding the reinstatement application, or you will have to demonstrate current competency by passing a written examination or other practical demonstration as the Board may prescribe. You will also have to provide evidence of having achieved at least 40 category I CME credits and at least 60 Category II credits in the prior 24 months. Temporary License - Please use the Consolidated Application Any physician who is qualified under 32 MRSA, section 3275 may, without examination, be granted a temporary license for a period of time up to 6 months.

Maryland State Medical Board Disciplinary Actions

That license may be extended for up to 6 months, but may not exceed one year, when the board deems it necessary to provide relief for local or national emergencies or for situations in which there are insufficient physicians to supply adequate medical services, including Locum Tenens needs. This license is site specific Volunteer Conversion/Renewal - Please use the Volunteer Application The physician has retired or is retiring from the active practice of medicine and wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinic setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge.

Physician and Surgeon License Verification (formerly known as Letters of Good Standing) License Verifications are letters sent to other state and/or country medical boards to verify the status of a license. These letters are required by other boards to assist them in determining if there is any reason to prohibit or delay licensure by alerting boards of past or pending disciplinary action.

There are two options available to request a license verification:. A License Verification may be obtained by contacting. This is an online company that processes license verifications for the Board. The fee is $20 and once the request is made, the License Verification is emailed to the other state board the next business day. A License Verification may be obtained by contacting the Board.

Please note the process takes approximately 4 to 6 weeks to complete. To request a License Verification the following must be provided:. Written communication requesting the Medical Board of California produce a license verification letter(s);. Contact information (phone number, email address) of the physician/individual requesting the license verification letter(s);. Complete name and California license number of each physician for whom the license verification letter is being requested;. Complete name and address of the other state and/or country medical board(s) where each letter will be sent via U.S. Mail; and.

A check made out to the Medical Board of California for each license verification letter requested at the rate of $10.00 per license verification letter. Currently, no credit card payments are accepted for this service. The required information and fee listed above must be sent to:. Licensing Program Medical Board of California 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200 Sacramento, CA 95815 Contact the Board’s Consumer Information Unit with questions at:. Toll-Free: 800-633-2322. Phone: 916-263-2382 Examination Scores California State Board Examination scores will be provided by the Board's Licensing Program for an additional $10 and are only available if the examination was taken prior to 1969. Otherwise, examination score requests should be made by contacting the following agencies: Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).

(817) 868-4041 National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). (215) 590-9500 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). (215) 386-5911.