Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Project To Facilitate the Acquisition of Basic Emergency Medical Trai.11ing in Rural Communities in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1462
Committee Amendment CA_A_S159 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 508, L.D. 1462, "Resolve, To Establish 
a Pilot Project To Facilitate the Acquisition of Basic Emergency Medical Trai.11ing in 
Rural Communities in the State" 
Amend the resolve in the first "Whereas" paragraph in the first line (page 1, line 1 in 
L.D.) by inserting before the following: "Whereas" the following: 'Preamble.' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the preamble and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Community medical responder training; pilot project. Resolved: 
That the Department of Public Safety, Maine Emergency Medical Services shall 
authorize approved emergency medical services training centers to develop and deliver a 
community medical responder apprenticeship pilot project to expand the pool of available 
emergency medical services personnel. Maine Emergency Medical Services shall 
authorize apprenticeship programs in up to 6 geographically diverse towns in the State 
with 5,000 or fewer residents and, as part of the pilot project, shall ensure the provision of 
accessible and affordable community medical responder training classes in those towns. 
Maine Emergency Medical Services shall provide a rep01i by Januaiy 15, 2019 to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over emergency medical 
services matters regarding the status of the pilot project and its effect on the number of 
emergency medical services personnel in rural areas of the State and containing 
recommendations for the continuance, discontinuance or modification of the pilot project. 
The pilot project terminates March 15, 2020.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment retains the purpose of the resolve, to address issues of recruitment of 
emergency medical services personnel in rural areas of the State through a pilot project, 
but changes the focus to the development and delivery of community medical responder 
apprenticeship programs. The pilot project is intended to expand the pool of available 
emergency medical services personnel by providing potential new responders 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4 "to S.P. 508, L.D. 1462 
opp01iunities for training in an affordable and accessible manner. 
The amendment 
changes the number of apprenticeship programs from 4 to 6. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/21/17 fe'ac 
LD 1462 
LR 1534(02) 
Resolve, To Establish a Pilot Project To Facilitate the Acquisition of Basic Emergency Medical 
Training in Rural Communities in the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' ("S. Is~ 
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 authorizing community medical responder 
apprenticeship pilot projects and reporting the results can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LRI 534(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I