An Act To Enhance Use of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams for Firefighters
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1504
Committee Amendment CA_A_H810 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §4201, 25 MRSA §4202, 25 MRSA §4203

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" J..,, to H.P. 1114, L.D. 1504, "An Act To Enhance 
Use of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams for Firefighters" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Enhance Use of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams for 
Firefighters and for Employees and Members of a Public Safety Agency, a Fire 
Department or an Agency Involved in Emergency Care or Response' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §4201, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 89, §2, is amended 
to read: 
1-A. Critical incident stress management peer support. "Critical incident stress 
management peer support" means services provided to an employee or member of a public 
safety agency, a fire department or an organization involved in emergency care or response, 
a corrections officer as defined in section 2801-A, subsection 2, a firefighter or an employee 
of a county jail or a detention or correctional facility operated by the Department of 
Corrections when that person has been involved in a critical incident that can reasonably 
have a devastating, long-lasting effect on that person. "Critical incident stress management 
peer support" includes assisting the employee, member, firefighter or officer to 
appropriately process the trauma and stress and connecting that person to appropriate 
resources.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. 25 MRSA §4202, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2019, c. 89, §6, is further 
amended to read: 
1. Information confidential. Except as provided in subsection 2, all proceedings, 
communications and records, including, but not limited to, information concerning the 
identity of a person seeking or being furnished assistance, connected in any way with the 
work of a critical incident stress management team, including critical incident stress 
management peer support persons, are confidential and are not subject to compulsory legal 
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process or otherwise discoverable or admissible in evidence in any civil action unless the 
confidentiality is waived by the affected person person seeking or receiving assistance. 
Statistical data not identifying a person seeking or receiving the assistance of a critical 
incident stress management team must be made available for statistical evaluation and may 
not be made available for any other purpose.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. 25 MRSA §4203 is enacted to read: 
§4203. Critical incident stress management services 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Affected person" means a firefighter or employee or member of a provider. 
B. "Provider" means a public safety agency, fire department or organization involved 
in emergency care or response in the State. 
2. Critical incident stress management services, The commissioner shall ensure 
that critical incident stress management team services are available to all affected persons, 
including by: 
A. Supporting the establishment of a critical incident stress management team for 
every provider or through a collaboration of more than one provider: 
B. Providing critical incident stress management team services for every provider that 
does not have a critical incident stress management team; 
C. Establishing a program for critical incident stress management training for at least 
one firefighter in every fire department and at least one employee or member of every 
public safety agency or organization involved in emergency care or response; 
D. Beginning July 1, 2023 and as part of preservice and in-service training under 
chapter 341, providing educational, training and promotional programs and materials, 
including, but not limited to, programs and materials related to trauma, to all affected 
persons to increase awareness of or provide support for critical incident stress 
management team services; and 
E. Providing access to behavioral health care services for all affected persons 
immediately after a traumatic event in which the affected person or provider has 
provided care. response or services. 
3. Access to critical incident stress management training and behavioral health 
care. A provider shall employ or have as an active member at least one person who has 
received critical incident stress management training pursuant to subsection 2. paragraph 
C, shall provide education and access to ongoing behavioral health care services related to 
any post-traumatic stress resulting from a critical incident experienced by an affected 
person and shall. within existing department resources. maintain a critical incident stress 
management team, which may include collaboration with another provider. 
4. Collaboration; implementation. The commissioner shall collaborate with the 
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency 
Management Agency. a nonprofit organization representing professional firefighters in the 
State and other governmental and nonprofit organizations that have an interest in law 
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enforcement, firefighting, emergency care or response or emergency management or stress 
management in carrying out the purposes of this section. The commissioner shall designate 
a full-time employee to oversee the implementation of this section, including, but not 
limited to, assisting with rulemaking and coordination among providers. In overseeing 
implementation of this section, the department shall, to the extent appropriate, contract for 
training and ancillary services with employee organizations of providers that have 
experience and expertise in providing such training and services. 
5. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Public Safety 0088 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Public Service Manager I position and related costs to 
implement and administer a critical incident stress management program. 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
2022-23 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$0 
$80,861 
All Other 
$0 
$5,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$85,861 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment provides a 
new title to reflect that the amendment broadens the provisions of the bill from application 
to fire departments to application to public safety agencies, fire departments and 
organizations involved in emergency care and response. The amendment adds provisions 
for training and education related to trauma, preservice and in-service training, behavioral 
health care services and, to the extent appropriate, contracting for training and ancillary 
services with employee organizations of public safety agencies, fire departments and 
organizations involved in emergency care or response that have experience and expertise 
in providing such training and services. The amendment adds a staff person in the 
Department of Public Safety to oversee implementation and appropriates funding for that 
position. It also makes other technical changes. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 03/02/22 ~ae:.. 
130th MAINE- LEGISLATURE 
LD 1504 
LR 1933(02) 
An Act To Enhance Use of Critical Incident Stress Management Teams for Firefighters 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,:$1 c~ -YI 0) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
$0 
$0 
FY 2022-23 
$85,861 
$85,861 
Projections 
FY2023-24 
$88,287 
$88,287 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$90,786 
$90,786 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $85,861 in fiscal year 2022-23 for one Public Service Manager I 
position and related costs to implement and administer a_ critical incident stress management program. 
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