An Act Regarding the Membership of the Emergency Medical Services' Board
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0298
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: WERTS, LAJOIE, MAKER, PEASE
Amends: 32 MRSA §88

Legislative Document 
No. 298 
H.P. 207 
House of Representatives, February 7, 2013 
An Act Regarding the Membership of the Emergency Medical 
Services' Board 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WERTS of Auburn. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: LAJOIE of Lewiston, MAKER of Calais, PEASE of Morrill. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §18, is 
further amended to read: 
A.  The board has one member representing each region and 11 12 persons in 
addition.  Of the additional persons, one is an emergency physician, one a 
representative of emergency medical dispatch providers, 2 representatives of the 
public, one a representative of for-profit ambulance services, one an emergency 
professional nurse, one a representative of nontransporting emergency medical 
services, one a representative of hospitals, one a representative 2 representatives of a 
statewide association of fire chiefs, one a municipal emergency medical services 
provider and one a representative of not-for-profit ambulance services.  The members 
that represent for-profit ambulance services, nontransporting emergency medical 
services and not-for-profit ambulance services must be licensed emergency medical 
services persons. One of the nonpublic members must be a volunteer emergency 
medical services provider.  Appointments are for 3-year terms.  Members are 
appointed by the Governor.  The state medical director is an ex officio nonvoting 
member of the board. 
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §19, is 
further amended to read: 
D.  A majority of the Six members appointed and currently serving constitutes 
constitute a quorum for all purposes and no decision of the board may be made 
without a quorum present.  A majority vote of those present and voting is required for 
board action, except that for purposes of either granting a waiver of any of its rules or 
deciding to pursue the suspension or revocation of a license, the board may take 
action only if the proposed waiver, suspension or revocation receives a favorable vote 
from at least 2/3 of the members present and voting and from no less than a majority 
of the appointed and currently serving members.   The board may use video 
conferencing and other technologies to conduct its business but is not exempt from 
Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1.  Members of the board, its subcommittees or its 
staff may participate in a meeting of the board, subcommittees or staff via video 
conferencing, conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means 
of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and 
participation in a meeting pursuant to this subsection constitutes presence in person at 
such meeting. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds an additional representative of a statewide association of fire chiefs to 
the Emergency Medical Services' Board and clarifies that 6 members constitute a quorum 
of the board.