# Maine LD 649: An Act to Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-rays as Chiropractic Radiographers Maine LD 649, An Act to Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-rays as Chiropractic Radiographers, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Nathan Wadsworth (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-06-15 (ACTPUB Chapter 314); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD649-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 649 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-rays as Chiropractic Radiographers - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-06-15, ACTPUB Chapter 314 - Sponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - LICENSING - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Post x-ray certificates or face discipline: mixed, low. Clinics must post the chiropractic radiographer’s certificate where x-rays are taken so patients can see it. Anyone who breaks the radiography rules, or any licensed supervisor who allows a violation, is subject to board discipline. - How to qualify for x-ray certificate: mixed, low. To get certified, you must hold a valid chiropractic assistant license. You must complete at least 50 hours of board-approved radiology training covering physics and equipment, exposure, radiation safety, anatomy and physiology, and positioning and procedures. You must pass the board exam, unless y… - Keeping your x-ray certificate active: mixed, low. Your certificate expires at the end of the calendar year it is issued. To renew, you must submit the board’s renewal form, finish board-approved continuing radiologic technology education for the year, and pay up to $100. You may renew within 24 months by completing the missed education for each la… - New x-ray rules for chiropractic assistants: mixed, low. The law sets who can take x-rays in chiropractic offices. “Chiropractic radiography” means x-rays for chiropractic diagnosis under a chiropractor’s supervision. Staff who take x-rays must hold the new chiropractic radiographer certificate unless already licensed under subchapter 3. A certified assi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Haggan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joshua Morris (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marygrace Cimino (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-15: ACTPUB Chapter 314 - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-28: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-269) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-269), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-269).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-02-20: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-269), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-269), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD649-132 (as of 2026-10-17).