An Act To Promote Medical Care for Visiting Athletic Teams
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0985
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: BREEN, FECTEAU, BELLOWS, GRATWICK, VOLK, SANBORN
Amends: 32 MRSA §2582, 32 MRSA §3270-F

Legislative Document
No. 985
S.P. 324
In Senate, March 14, 2017
An Act To Promote Medical Care for Visiting Athletic Teams
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BREEN of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford and
Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, GRATWICK of Penobscot, VOLK of Cumberland, 
Representative: SANBORN of Portland.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §2582 is enacted to read: 
§2582.  Exemption for licensed person accompanying visiting athletic team 
1.  Licensed person accompanying visiting athletic team.  This chapter does not 
apply to a person who holds a current unrestricted license to practice osteopathic 
medicine and surgery in another state when the person, pursuant to a written agreement 
with an athletic team located in the state in which the person holds the license, provides 
medical services to any of the following while the team is traveling to or from or 
participating in a sporting event in the State: 
A.  A member of the athletic team; 
B.  A member of the athletic team's coaching, communications, equipment or sports 
medicine staff; 
C.  A member of a band or cheerleading squad accompanying the team; or 
D.  The team's mascot. 
2.  Restrictions.  A licensed person under subsection 1 may not provide medical 
services at a health care facility, including a hospital, ambulatory surgical facility or any 
other facility where medical care, diagnosis or treatment is provided on an inpatient or 
outpatient basis. 
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §3270-F is enacted to read: 
§3270-F.  Exemption for licensed person accompanying visiting athletic team 
1.  Licensed person accompanying visiting athletic team.  This chapter does not 
apply to a person who holds a current unrestricted license to practice medicine and 
surgery in another state when the person, pursuant to a written agreement with an athletic 
team located in the state in which the person holds the license, provides medical services 
to any of the following while the team is traveling to or from or participating in a sporting 
event in the State: 
A.  A member of the athletic team; 
B.  A member of the athletic team's coaching, communications, equipment or sports 
medicine staff; 
C.  A member of a band or cheerleading squad accompanying the team; or 
D.  The team's mascot. 
2.  Restrictions.  A licensed person under subsection 1 may not provide medical 
services at a health care facility, including a hospital, ambulatory surgical facility or any 
other facility where medical care, diagnosis or treatment is provided on an inpatient or 
outpatient basis. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a person who holds a license to practice medicine and surgery or 
osteopathic medicine and surgery in another state who accompanies an athletic team from 
that state to provide medical services to members and supporting personnel of the team 
without a license from this State but restricts the person from providing medical services 
in a health care facility in the State.