Many Maine residents access their drinking water from a private well. Well water may contain metals or bacteria harmful to human health. It's recommended to test your private drinking water annually for coliform bacteria, E. coli, nitrates, and nitrites, and every 3-5 years for copper, iron, pH, manganese, lead, arsenic, magnesium, fluoride, chloride, sodium, hardness, uranium, and radon.
The Health Inspection Program provides licensing and inspection services to businesses to protect public health. These businesses include but are not limited to restaurants, lodging, campgrounds, youth camps, public swimming pools and spas, tattooists, micropigmentation, body piercing, electrolysists, school cafeterias, and mass gatherings.
Welcome to the Health Inspection Program online license renewal service. Here you can renew your licenses under the Division of Environmental and Community Health, Health Inspection Program in one simple transaction.
Welcome to the Health Inspection Program online license application service. The Health Inspection Program licenses and inspects the following businesses:
Find information about applying for a license, renewing your license, registering a business, and searching the state's licensed professionals database.
Maine CDC keeps people healthy and communities strong.
The Health Inspection Program provides licensing and inspection services to businesses to protect public health. These businesses include but are not limited to restaurants, lodging, campgrounds, youth camps, public swimming pools and spas, tattooists, micropigmentation, body piercing, electrolysists, school cafeterias, and mass gatherings.
The Maine CDC is committed to providing essential public health services that help safeguard the people of Maine.
The Division of Population Health Equity operates the Community Care Program to help connect Maine people with health programs, social services, and other resources.
The program can provide anyone with access a variety of supports, including:
