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Renewal for Health Inspection Program Licensing is Now Available Online at Maine.gov

Maine businesses can renew their annual health inspection program licenses more quickly and easily than ever, using the new online license renewal service announced by the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Environmental Health. The new online system is available at www.Maine.gov/online/hiplicensing.

The Division of Environmental Health has a long history of protecting the health and well being of the public through the inspection and licensing of Maine’s eating and lodging establishments, public pools and spas, youth camps, campgrounds and body-artists. They have been issuing licenses and inspecting businesses since 1918. With over 10,000 licenses issued per year, the Health Inspection Program oversees approximately 8,000 establishments. The quick, convenient online renewal service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and allows businesses to renew Health Inspection Licenses in a simple, streamlined process. Visa and MasterCard payments are accepted and licensees will receive email confirmation of their renewal upon completion of the online transaction. Licensees may also sign up to receive an email reminder for next year’s license renewal.

The ability to renew online at any time, even up to the last day a license is valid, will help businesses avoid late fees. Businesses simply enter their establishment ID number and the PIN number printed on their renewal notice to begin the online renewal process. If a business has a credit on their account it will be reflected in the amount due online.

To try the service or learn more, visit www.Maine.gov/online/hiplicensing or call the Health Inspection Program at (207) 287-5671.

This new online service enhances the existing suite of more than 140 online license renewal services available through Maine.gov, including professional license renewals, marine license renewals, physician and nursing license renewals, and notary commission renewals.

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 Information Network, LLC., part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

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