An Act to Implement
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0245
Committee Amendment CA_A_S372 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" Ir" to S.P. 111, L.D. 245, "An Act to Implement 
the Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical 
Services in the State" 
Amend the bill in section 2 inc. 154 in §3172 in subsection 1 in the first line {page 2, 
line 1 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "may" and inserting the following: 'shall' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in c. 154 in §3172 in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 2, 
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line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "that elects to adopt such a plan" 
Amend the bill in section 2 inc. 154 in §3172 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 2, 
line 7 in L.D.) by stl'iking out the following: "If' and inserting the following: 'When' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §99 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 2, lines 24 
to 41 and page 3, lines 1 to 23 in L.D.) and insetting the following: 
'2. Members. The commission consists of 18 members as follows: 
A. Two members of the Senate. including one member of the party holding the largest 
number of seats in the Legislature and one member of the party holding the 2nd largest 
number of seats in the Legislature, appointed by the President of the Senate: 
B. Two members of the House of Representatives, including one member of the party 
holding the lat·gest number of seats in the Legislature and one member of the party 
holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the Legislature. appointed by the Speaker of 
the Hoi1se of Representatives: 
C. The director or the director1s designee: 
D. The chair of the board or the chair's designee; 
E. The following 6 members, appointed by the President of the Senate: 
(1) A member who represents an organization that is pl'imarily engaged in the 
provision of nonemergency medical transp01tation services: 
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(2) A member who is a practicing emergency medical services person; 
(3) A member who represents a nonmunicipal ambulance service; 
(4) A member who represents a municipal ambulance service: 
(5) A representative of a statewide association representing hospitals: and 
(6) A representative of a statewide association representing municipalities; atld 
F. 
The following 6 members, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives: 
(I) A member representing an emergency medical services training center; 
(2) A member who is a practicing emergency medical dispatcher primarily 
working in an emergency medical dispatch center: 
(3) A member who 1'ept·esents an air ambulance service: 
( 4) A 1'epresentative of a statewide association representing ambulance services: 
(5) A member who is a physician with expertise or a background in emergency 
medical services: and 
(6) A representative of a statewide association representing fire chiefs.' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §99 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 3, line 31 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 1114 11 and insetting the following: 'lQ' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in the 3rd line (page 4, line 38 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: "G, Hand I" and insetting the following: 'E and F' 
Amend the bill by insetting after section 8 the following: 
'Sec. 9. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following apprnpriations and 
allocations ai·e made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislature 0081 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the costs of Legislators serving on the Blue Ribbon 
Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$440 
$1,920 
$2,360 
2026-27 
$440 
$1,920 
$2,360 
Amend the bill by relettering 01· renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt lettet· 01· section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the bill in the 
following ways. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ,1-" lo S.J>, 111, L.D. 24S (5"-'31').) 
l. It requires rather than authorizes a municipality to adopt a plan stipulating the 
method by which transporting emergency medical services will be delivered within the 
municipality. 
2. It removes from the bill the provision that amends the Maine Eme1·gency Medical 
Services Act of 1982 to authorize an emergency medical services provider to render 
emergency medical services within a hospital or health care facility where the provider is 
a contractor of the hospital or facility. 
3. It modifies the membership of the Maine Emergency Medical Services Commission 
established in the bill by reducing the total number of members from 26 to 18 and 
incorporates other changes to the membership of the commission. 
4. It adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Revised: 06/05/25 LRL 
LD245 
LR 202(02) 
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency 
Medical Services in the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "If.' (5 ... 31~') 
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 2025-26 
$2,360 
$2,360 
FY 2026-27 
$2,360 
$2,360 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$2,360 
$2,360 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$2,360 
$2,360 
The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $2,360 in each year beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 to the 
Legislature for the costs of Legislators serving on the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services 
in the State. 
The bill inclt1des language that the staffing of the commission, performing the structural reorganization proposal and 
developing and implementing a public infonnation campaign will be done as resources allow. The Department of 
Public Safety (DPS) has indicated it would need a Business System Administrator and related costs to perform these 
tasks at an estimated cost of $152,000 in fiscal year 2026-27. As this bill provides no new funding, the impact of these 
new unfunded costs on other programs in the DPS cannot be detennined at this time. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Conummity College System to 
participate in the Maine Emergency Medical Services Commission are expected to be minor and can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resomces. 
LR.0202(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I