An Act To Expand the Membership of the Maine'Elder Death Analysis Review Team
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0572
Committee: Health, and Human Services
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, BEAUDOIN, EVES, HARLOW, PERRY, PETERSON, CRAVEN
Amends: 5 MRSA §200-H

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124th MAINE L GISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 572 
H.P.410 
House of Representatives, February 17, 2009 
An Act To Expand the Membership of the Maine'Elder Death 
Analysis Review Team 
Submitted by the Department of the Attorney 'General pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Health, and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Newfield. 
Cosponsored by Senator M.ARR...A.CHE of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BEAUDOIN of Biddeford, EVES of North Berwick, HARLOW of Portland, 
-LEWINofEliot, PERRY of Calais, PETERSON of Rumford, Senators: CRAVEN of 
Androscoggin, McCORMICK of Kennebec: 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §200-H, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2007, c. 324, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
1. Composition. The team is composed of ~ 
lQmembers as follows: 
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The Chief Medical Examiner, ex officio; 
B. 
The Directo[ofInvestigations for the Office of the Attorney General, ex officio; 
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C. The Director of the Division of Licensing aJ1d Regulatory Services within the 
Department of Health and Human Services, ex officio; 
D. 
The Director of the Health Care Crimes Unit within the Office of the Attorney 
General, ex officio; 
E. 
The Director of Community Resource Aging Planning and Resources' 
Development within the Department of Health and Human Services" Bureau Office 
of Elder and Adult Services, ex officio; 
F. 
The Director of the Adult Protective Services program within the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Bureau Office of Elder and Adult Services, ex officio; 
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The Director of Adult Mental Health Services within the Department of Health 
and Human Services, ex officio; 
H. 
The executive director of the long-term care ombudsman program, as 
established in Title 22, section 5106, subsection ll-C, ex officio; 
H-l. A sexual assault nurse examiner within the Office of the Attorney General, ex 
officio; 
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A representative of victim services, appointed by the Attorney General; 
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A commanding officer of the Criminal Investigation Division within the 
Department of Public Safety, Bureau of the State Police, appointed by the Attorney 
General; 
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A prosecutor, nominated by a statewide association of prosecutors and appointed 
by the Attorney General; 
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A P9lice chief, nominated by a statewide association of chiefs of police and 
appointed by the Attorney General; ana 
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A sheriff, nominated by a statewide association of sheriffs and appointed by the 
Attorney General~~ 
N., A physician, a geriatrician o'r a primary care physician who works in the area of 
elder care, nominated by a statewide associatiori of physicians and appointed by the 
Attorney General; and 
O. An emergency medical services' person, nominated by a statewide association of 
emergency medical services professionals and appointed by the Attorney General. 
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SUMMARY 
This bill amends the section of law that lists the composition of the Maine Elder 
Death Analysis Review Team in the Attorney General's Office. It makes a change to 
reflect the updating of a position title and it adds 3 positions, a sexual ~ssault nurse 
examiner, a physichn and im emergency medical serv\ces professional.