An Act To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Opioid Misuse
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1326
Committee Amendment CA_A_H293 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1125

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «A" to H.P. 920, L.D. 1326, Bill, "An Act To 
Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Opioid Misuse" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1125 is enacted to read: 
§1125. Exemption from criminal liability for person who seeks medical assistance 
A person who experiences a drug overdose and is in need of medical assistance or a 
person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for another experiencing a drug 
overdose may not be arrested, prosecuted or held in detention under section 1107-A. 1108 
or 1111-A or chapter 49 if the grounds for the arrest, prosecution or detention arose from 
the person's seeking medical assistance for the drug overdose. For the purposes of this 
section, "detention" has the same meaning as in Title 15, section 3003, subsection 4-B.' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 4 in the 5th and 6th lines (page 1, lines 28 
and 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "rules adopted by the department and the 
provisions of' and inserting the following: 'rules adopted by the department and the 
provisions of 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 4 by striking out all of the blocked 
paragraph (page 2, lines 10 to 12 in L.D.) and inserting a new blocked paragraph to read: 
'The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant 
to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. 
Rulemaking; community-based drug overdose prevention 
programs. The Department of Health and Human Services shall provisionally adopt 
rules to implement the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2353, subsection 4 no 
later than January 15, 2018.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" tf,, to H.P. 920, L.D. 1326 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It retums to the Department 
of Health and Human Services rule-making authority over establishing community-based 
drug overdose prevention programs, which is removed in the bill. 
It directs the 
department to provisionally adopt rules regarding community-based drug overdose 
prevention programs by January 15, 2018. It removes from the bill the appropriation for 
syringe exchange programs and naloxone hydrochloride distribution. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/20/17 feac.. 
LD 1326 
LR 1579(02) 
An Act To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Opioid Misuse 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,i}l ( H ... 2 ~ 3 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Eliminates Class D and Class E crimes and civil violations. 
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
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