An Act To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Opioid Misuse
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1326
Committee Amendment CA_B_H294 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1125

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f>" 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 sections 1 and 2. 
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, 1111 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, 
11detention
has the same meaning as in Title 15, section 3003, 
subsection 4-B.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4. 
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 
pro:visions 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: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT' !3 "to H.P. 920, L.D. 1326 
( 
'Sec. 8. 
Rulemaking. 
The Department of Health and Human Services shall 
provisionally adopt rules to implement Title 22, section 2353, subsection 4 no later than 
January 15, 2018.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It removes the provisions in 
the bill that decriminalize possession of a hypodermic apparatus. 
It returns 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 REQIBRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/20/17 feac 
LD 1326 
LR 1579(03) 
An Act To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Opioid Misuse 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'B" ( N"' J. ')'f) 
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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