An Act To Strengthen Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1862
Committee Amendment CA_B_SA_A_S644 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT"~ "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to S.P. 661, 
L.D.1862, "An Act To Strengthen Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related 
Medical Assistance" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1111-B in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the 
2nd line (page 2, line 29 in amendment) by striking out the following: "present" and 
inserting the following: 'rendering aid' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1111-B in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the 
3rd and 4th lines (page 2, lines 30 and 31 in amendment) by striking out the following: 
"when a medical professional or law enforcement officer arrives to provide assistance" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1111-B in subsection 1 by inserting after 
paragraph B the following: 
'C. "Rendering aid" means performing any action that involves looking after a person 
who is experiencing a suspected drug-related overdose while the person performing 
the action is awaiting the arrival of a medical professional or law enforcement officer 
to provide assistance. "Rendering aid" includes, but is not limited to, giving first aid or 
administering or assisting in the administration of naloxone hydrochloride.' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in § 1111-B in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 3, 
line 17 in amendment) by striking out the following: "arrest," 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "B" in order to provide that a person 
is immune from arrest, prosecution and revocation and termination proceedings if the 
person is rendering aid at the location of the suspected drug-related overdose and removes 
the provision that provides that a person need only be present at that location in order to 
receive immunity. It defines "rendering aid" to mean performing any action that involves 
looking after a person who is experiencing a suspected drug-related overdose while the 
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person performing the action is awaiting the arrival of a medical professional or law 
enforcement officer to provide assistance, including but not limited to giving first aid or 
administering or assisting in the administration of naloxone hydrochloride. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" /4 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to S.P. 661, L.D. 1862 L 
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It retains the provision in the committee amendment that provides immunity from 
arrest, prosecution and revocation and termination proceedings if the person in good faith 
calls for assistance for another person experiencing a suspected drug-related overdose and 
is at the location when a medical professional or law enforcement officer arrives. 
The amendment also removes the provision in the committee amendment that allows a 
criminal defendant to move that the court prior to trial determine whether the defendant is 
immune from arrest, but retains the provision that a defendant may move that the court 
determine prior to trial whether the defendant is immune from prosecution or revocation or 
termination proceedings. 
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