An Act Regarding Regulation of Emergency Medical Services
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1489
Committee Amendment CA_A_S223 (Senate)
Amends: 32 MRSA §85

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 467, L.D. 1489, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Regulation of Emergency Medical Services" 
Amend the bill in section 6 in paragraph C in the 2nd line (page 2, line 15 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "director and" the following: 'may appoint' 
Amend the bill in section 8 by striking out all of subsection 3 and inserting the 
following: 
'3. Minimum requirements for licensing. In setting rules for the ffiiti-allicensure of 
emergency medical services persons, the board shall ensure that a person is not licensed 
to care for patients unless that person's qualifications are at least those specified in this 
subsection. Any person who meets these conditions is considered to have the credentials 
and skill demonstrations necessary for licensure to provide emergency medical treatment. 
A. 
The person must have completed successfully the training specified in rules 
adopted by the board pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. 
C. The person must have successfully completed a state written cognitive test for 
basic emergency medical treatment and a board-approved practical evaluation of 
emergency medical treatment skills. 
The board shall obtain criminal history record information containing a record of 
conviction data from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System for an applicant 
seeking initial licensure under this subsection. Information obtained pursuant to this 
subsection is confidential and may be used only to determine suitability for initial 
issuance of a license to provide emergency medical services. The results of criminal 
history record checks received by the board are for official use only and may not be 
disseminated outside the board. The applicant for ffiiti-allicensure shall pay the expense 
of obtaining the information required by this subsection.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, § 14, is further 
amended to read: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 467, L.D. 1489 
4. Minimum requirements for relicensing. The board shall set by rule the license 
and relicensing requirements and the relicensing interval for emergency medical services 
persons. A person who is duly licensed in Maine as an emergency medical services 
person must be issued a renewal license if the following requirements are met: 
A. The person must have satisfactorily completed relicensure training as defined in 
the rules; and 
B. 
The person must have satisfactorily demonstrated competence in the skills 
required for the license level. Skill competence may be satisfied by a combination of 
run report reviews and continuing education training programs conducted in 
accordance with the rules or by satisfactorily completing the state '.witten cognitive 
test and a board-approved practical evaluation of emergency medical treatment skills. 
If the person is not duly licensed at the time of application, the person must demonstrate 
skill and knowledge as defined in the rules. 
To maintain a valid license, an emergency medical services person must meet the criteria 
set out in this section. If those criteria are not met, a person does not hold a valid license 
and must reapply for licensure. 
A criminal history record check for information containing a record of conviction data 
from the Maine Criminal Jl:1stice Information System is not reql:1ired for the relicensing of 
emergency medical services personnel.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies the provisions of the bill by providing that the Emergency 
Medical Services' Board may appoint a licensed physician as statewide assistant 
emergency medical services medical director but is not required to; the position is 
intended to be filled only as needed. The amendment also strikes unnecessary references 
to initial licensure and language that indicates that a criminal history record information 
check is not required for relicensure of emergency medical services personnel. 
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