An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0818
Committee Amendment CA_A_S63 (Senate)
Amends: 32 MRSA §84, 32 MRSA §91-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 292, L.D. 818, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 16-B in the 4th line (page 1, line 19 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "member, a" the following: 'toxicologist or' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §84, sub-§l, ~F is enacted to read: 
F. The board shall appoint or, as specified in section 89, subsection 2, paragraph B, 
approve the members of the Medical Direction and Practices Board.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §91-B, sub-§2, ~, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 271, §19, is 
amended to read: 
E. Data collected by Maine Emergency Medical Services that allows identification of 
persons receiving emergency medical treatment may be released for purposes of 
research, public health surveillance and linkage with patient electronic medical 
records if the release is approved by the board, the Medical Direction and Practices 
Board and the director. Information that specifically identifies individuals must be 
removed from the information disclosed pursuant to this paragraph, unless the board, 
the Medical Direction and Practices Board and the director determine that the release 
of such information is necessary for the purposes of the research, public health 
surveillance or linkage with patient electronic medical records.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 292, L.D. 818 
1. 
It specifies that the Medical Direction and Practices Board may include a 
toxicologist instead of a licensed pharmacist; 
2. It clarifies that the Emergency Medical Services' Board has the power and duty to 
appoint or approve the members of the Medical Direction and Practices Board; 
3. 
It deletes from the bill the provision that repeals the requirement that the 
Emergency Medical Services' Board or its staff must request the Attorney General to file 
a complaint in District Court to commence either full or emergency proceedings to 
suspend a license for more than a year or to revoke a license when the board or its staff 
concludes that such suspension or revocation is in order; and 
4. It adds to the purposes for which information specifically identifying individuals 
collected by Maine Emergency Medical Services may be released the purposes of public 
health surveillance and linkage with patient electronic medical records. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUlRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/27115 
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127thMAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD 818 
LR 496(02) 
An Act To Amend the Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1f'(S-(;3) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with receiving required infonnation and updating 
records can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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