Maine's Online Professional Licensing Service Continues to Grow and Improve
18 August 2015 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
The Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
has enhanced its Professional Licensing service
(www.maine.gov/online/licensing). The online service is available
to licensees from three State Departments, covering 48 different
regulatory entities, such as the Electrical Board and the Fire
Marshal's Office.
Enhancements to the online professional licensing service
include:
- A simple step-by-step process tailored
to the specific license application or renewal type.
- The ability to update selective
licensing information outside of the normal renewal
transaction.
- The ability to upload and attach
required documentation. This feature reduces the need for
additional follow up by the applicant and creates a more efficient
licensing process.
“The licensing system has been an effective tool for agencies
and staff,” remarked Anne L. Head, Commissioner of the Department
of Professional and Financial Regulation. “The enhanced online
service significantly cuts down on the time and paperwork involved
in processing these licenses and, in some cases, removes manual
intervention altogether.”
When a user completes a new application the system creates a
pending license record and notifies the applicable agency of its
arrival. If required, the agency would then perform any other
pre-licensing procedures, such as background checks, review of
identification paperwork, etc. In cases where no manual work is
required, the online system can convert the pending license record
to an active license, resulting in a fully automated process. The
service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and accepts Visa
and MasterCard as payment, or users can select to mail in a check
along with licensing documents. All licensees receive an email
confirmation when the transaction is complete.
The Professional Licensing service, which launched in 2001, is
available to licensees renewing one of 215 different license types
within three departments: the Department of Professional and
Financial Regulation; the Department of Public Safety; and the
Department of Health and Human Services. To date, 435,000 users
have completed their licensing or permitting application or renewal
through the online service.
The online licensing service was developed through a partnership
with InforME, the state’s e-government portal provider, and the
Department’s Agency Licensing Management System (ALMS). The online
licensing service is a part of the growing suite of online business
services available on Maine.gov.
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About Maine.gov
Maine.gov (http://www.Maine.gov) is the official Web portal of
the state of Maine. Maine.gov is a service of InforME, a
collaborative effort between the state of Maine and Maine
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