An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Emergency
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1981
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: BALDACCI
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-A, 32 MRSA §84, 32 MRSA §83, 32 MRSA §85, 32 MRSA §85-A, 32 MRSA §85-B, 32 MRSA §88, 32 MRSA §90-A, 32 MRSA §90-C, 32 MRSA §91-A, 32 MRSA §91-B, 32 MRSA §92-B

Legislative Document
No. 1981
S.P. 776
In Senate, May 14, 2025
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Emergency 
Medical Services' Board and the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study 
Emergency Medical Services in the State
Submitted by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senator: CURRY of Waldo.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §12004-A, sub-§15-A is enacted to read:
15-A.   
Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board
$20/Day
MRSA §84 
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §83, sub-§13-B is enacted to read:
13-B.  Licensing board.  "Licensing board" means the Emergency Medical Services 
Licensing Board appointed by the board pursuant to section 84, subsection 1, paragraph H.
Sec. 3.  32 MRSA §83, sub-§16-B, as amended by PL 2019, c. 617, Pt. C, §1, is 
further amended to read:
16-B.  Medical Direction and Practices Board.  "Medical Direction and Practices 
Board" means the board consisting of each regional and associate regional medical director, 
an emergency physician representing the Maine Chapter of the American College of 
Emergency Medicine Physicians, an at-large member, a toxicologist or licensed 
pharmacist, a person licensed under section 85 to provide basic emergency medical 
treatment, a person licensed under section 85 to provide advanced emergency medical 
treatment, a pediatric physician, the statewide associate emergency medical services 
medical director and the statewide emergency medical services medical director.  The 
Medical Direction and Practices Board is responsible for creation, adoption and 
maintenance of Maine Emergency Medical Services protocols pursuant to section 88‑B.
Sec. 4.  32 MRSA §84, sub-§1, ¶H is enacted to read:
H.  The board, by majority vote and in consultation with the Commissioner of Public 
Safety or the commissioner's designee, shall appoint the Emergency Medical Services 
Licensing Board.  The licensing board consists of 7 members as follows:
(1)  A member who is an emergency medical services physician representing 
hospitals; 
(2)  A member representing advanced emergency medical services persons;
(3)  A member representing basic emergency medical services persons;
(4)  A member representing emergency medical dispatch services;
(5)  A member representing emergency medical services licensed training centers;
(6)  A member representing emergency medical services administrators; and
(7)  The Director of Maine Emergency Medical Services or the director's designee.
Sec. 5.  32 MRSA §85, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §11, is further 
amended to read:
1.  Basic and advanced skills.  With advice from and in consultation with the licensing 
board and Medical Direction and Practices Board, the board may provide, by rule, which 
skills, techniques and judgments constitute a basic emergency medical treatment.
Sec. 6.  32 MRSA §85, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2025, c. 7, §1, is further amended 
to read:
3.  Minimum requirements for licensing.  In setting rules for the licensure of 
emergency medical services persons, the board, in consultation with the licensing board, 
shall ensure that a person is not licensed to care for patients unless that person's 
qualifications are at least those specified in this subsection.  Any person who meets these 
conditions is considered to have the credentials and skill demonstrations necessary for 
licensure to provide emergency medical treatment.
A.  The person must have completed successfully the training specified in rules adopted 
by the board pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.
C.  The person must have successfully completed a state board-approved cognitive test 
for basic emergency medical treatment and a board-approved assessment of emergency 
medical treatment skills.
The licensing board shall obtain criminal history record information containing a record of 
public criminal history record information as defined in Title 16, section 703, subsection 9 
for an applicant seeking licensure under this subsection.  Information obtained pursuant to 
this subsection is confidential and may be used only to determine suitability for issuance 
of a license to provide emergency medical services.  The results of criminal history record 
checks received by the licensing board are for official use only and may not be disseminated 
outside the licensing board.  The applicant for licensure shall pay the expense of obtaining 
the information required by this subsection.
Sec. 7.  32 MRSA §85, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2025, c. 7, §2, is further amended 
to read:
4.  Minimum requirements for relicensing.  The board, in consultation with the 
licensing board, shall set by rule the license and relicensing requirements and the 
relicensing interval for emergency medical services persons.  A person who is duly licensed 
in Maine as an emergency medical services person must be issued a renewal license if the 
following requirements are met:
A.  The person must have satisfactorily completed relicensure training as defined in the 
rules; and
B.  The person must have satisfactorily demonstrated competence in the skills required 
for the license level.  Skill competence may be satisfied by a combination of run report 
reviews and continuing education training programs conducted in accordance with the 
rules or by satisfactorily completing the state board-approved cognitive test and a 
board-approved assessment of emergency medical treatment skills.
If the person is not duly licensed at the time of application, the person must demonstrate 
skill and knowledge as defined in the rules.
To maintain a valid license, an emergency medical services person must meet the criteria 
set out in this section.  If those criteria are not met, a person does not hold a valid license 
and must reapply for licensure.
Sec. 8.  32 MRSA §85-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2011, c. 271, §12, is further 
amended to read:
4.  Licensing actions.  A license issued pursuant to this section is subject to the 
provisions of sections section 90‑A and 91‑A.  Before the licensing board or its 
subcommittee or staff takes any final action to suspend or revoke an emergency medical 
dispatch center license or to refuse to reissue an emergency medical dispatch center license, 
the licensing board shall contact the bureau for input on the effect of such an action on the 
E-9-1-1 system and, notwithstanding section 91‑B, may, to the extent necessary for this 
purpose, disclose to the bureau information that is designated as confidential under section 
91‑B.
Sec. 9.  32 MRSA §85-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 220, §3, is amended to 
read:
1.  Mandatory qualifications.  The board, in consultation with the licensing board, 
shall adopt rules governing qualifications for and standards to be observed by emergency 
medical services ambulance operators, including:
A.  Establishing licensing requirements for emergency medical services ambulance 
operators;
B.  Establishing minimal education and continuing education requirements for 
emergency medical services ambulance operators;
C.  Providing for Maine Emergency Medical Services approval of training programs 
for emergency medical services ambulance operators that are conducted in accordance 
with standards approved by the board; and
D.  Establishing requirements for holding a valid state driver’s license pursuant to Title 
29‑A, chapter 11, subchapter 1.
Sec. 10.  32 MRSA §85-B, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 220, §3, is amended 
to read:
2.  Background and driver's license information check.  The licensing board shall 
obtain criminal history record information containing a record of public criminal history 
record information as defined in Title 16, section 703, subsection 8 for an applicant for 
licensure under this section.  The licensing board shall also obtain driver's license 
information for an applicant for licensure under this section.  Information obtained pursuant 
to this subsection is confidential and may be used only to determine suitability for issuance 
of a license to operate an emergency medical services ambulance.  The results of criminal 
history record information checks received by the licensing board are for official use only 
and may not be disseminated outside the board.  The applicant for licensure shall pay the 
expense of obtaining the information required by this subsection.
Sec. 11.  32 MRSA §85-B, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 220, §3, is amended 
to read:
4.  Licensing actions.  A license issued under this section is subject to the provisions 
of sections section 90‑A and 91‑A.
Sec. 12.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 588, §16, is further 
amended to read:
C.  The board shall delegate authority to the licensing board to grant licenses pursuant 
to this chapter.
Sec. 13.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§2, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 588, §16, is amended 
to read:
I.  The board, in consultation with the licensing board, may establish and collect 
licensure fees, application fees, examination fees, course and conference fees, tuition 
and other charges as determined necessary by the board for the efficient administration 
of this chapter.  All funds received pursuant to this paragraph must be deposited into a 
nonlapsing fund established for the purpose.  Maine Emergency Medical Services shall 
administer the fund with the advice and consent of the commissioner.  Funds must be 
deposited with the Treasurer of State to the credit of the fund and may be invested as 
provided by law.  Interest on these investments must be credited to the fund.
Sec. 14.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 370, §17, is repealed.
Sec. 15.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 229, §4, is repealed.
Sec. 16.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 6, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 17.  32 MRSA §90-A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 111, §1, is further amended 
to read:
§90-A.  Licensing actions
1.  Disciplinary proceedings and sanctions.  The licensing board or, as delegated, its 
subcommittee or staff, shall investigate a complaint on its own motion or upon receipt of a 
written complaint filed with the licensing board regarding noncompliance with or violation 
of this chapter or of any rules adopted by the board. Investigation may include an informal 
conference before the board, its subcommittee or staff to determine whether grounds exist 
for suspension, revocation or denial of a license or for taking other disciplinary action 
pursuant to this chapter.  The licensing board, its subcommittee or its staff may subpoena 
witnesses, records and documents, including records and documents maintained by a health 
care facility or other service organization or person related to the delivery of emergency 
medical services, in any investigation or hearing it conducts.
2.  Notice.  The licensing board shall notify the licensee of the content of a complaint 
filed against the licensee as soon as possible, but in no event later than 60 days after the 
licensing board or its staff receives the initial pertinent information. The licensee has the 
right to respond within 30 days in all cases except those involving an emergency denial, 
suspension or revocation, as described in the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 5.  If the licensee's response to the complaint satisfies the licensing 
board or its staff that the complaint does not merit further investigation or action, the matter 
may be dismissed, with notice of the dismissal to the complainant, if any.
3.  Informal conference.  If, in the opinion of the board, its subcommittee or staff, the 
factual basis of the complaint is or may be true and the complaint is of sufficient gravity to 
warrant further action, the board or staff may request an informal conference with the 
licensee.  The board shall provide the licensee with adequate notice of the conference and 
of the issues to be discussed.  The conference must be conducted in executive session of 
the board, subcommittee or staff, pursuant to Title 1, section 405, unless otherwise 
requested by the licensee.  Statements made at the conference may not be introduced at a 
subsequent formal administrative or judicial hearing unless all parties consent.  The 
licensee may, without prejudice, refuse to participate in an informal conference if the 
licensee prefers to request an adjudicatory hearing.  If the licensee participates in the 
informal conference, the licensee waives the right to object to a participant at the hearing 
who participated at the informal conference.
4.  Further action.  If the licensing board, its subcommittee or its staff finds that the 
factual basis of the complaint is true and is of sufficient gravity to warrant further action, 
it may take any of the following actions.
A.  The licensing board, its subcommittee or its staff may negotiate a consent 
agreement with the licensee that fixes the period and terms of probation necessary to 
protect the public health and safety and to rehabilitate or educate the licensee.  A 
consent agreement may be used to terminate a complaint investigation, if entered into 
by the licensing board or its staff, the licensee and the Department of the Attorney 
General.
B.  If a licensee voluntarily surrenders a license, the licensing board, its subcommittee 
or its staff may negotiate stipulations necessary to ensure protection of the public health 
and safety and the rehabilitation or education of the licensee. These stipulations may 
be set forth only in a consent agreement signed by the licensing board or its staff, the 
licensee and the Department of the Attorney General.
C.  If the licensing board, its subcommittee or its staff concludes that modification, 
nonrenewal or suspension pursuant to section 88, subsection 3 subsection 7 of a license 
or imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to section 88, subsection 3 subsection 7 is in 
order, the licensing board shall so notify the licensee and inform the licensee of the 
licensee's right to request an adjudicatory hearing.  If the licensee requests an 
adjudicatory hearing in a timely manner, the adjudicatory hearing must be held by the 
licensing board in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 4.  If the licensee 
wishes to appeal the final decision of the licensing board, the licensee shall file a 
petition for review with the Superior Court within 30 days of receipt of the licensing 
board's decision.  Review under this paragraph must be conducted pursuant to Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 7.
D.  Except in the specific circumstances where for which Title 5, section 10004 may 
be invoked, if the licensing board or its staff concludes that suspension beyond the 
authority conferred by section 88 and subsection 7 of the license is in order, the 
licensing board or its staff shall request the Attorney General to file a complaint in the 
District Court in accordance with Title 4, chapter 5 and the Maine Administrative 
Procedure Act to commence either full or emergency proceedings.
5.  Grounds for licensing action.  A decision to take action against any applicant or 
licensee pursuant to this chapter or any rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, including, 
but not limited to, a decision to impose a civil penalty or to refuse to issue or renew a license 
or to modify, suspend or revoke a license of a person, service or vehicle, may be predicated 
on the following grounds:
A.  Fraud or deceit in obtaining a license under this chapter or in connection with 
service rendered within the scope of the license issued;
B-1.  The use of any drug, narcotic or substance that is illegal under state or federal 
law, or to the extent that the licensee's ability to provide emergency medical services 
or emergency medical dispatch services would be impaired;
B-2.  A declaration of or claim pertaining to the licensee of legal incompetence that 
has not been legally terminated;
B-3.  Any condition or impairment within the preceding 3 years, including, but not 
limited to, substance use disorder or a mental, emotional or nervous disorder or 
condition, that in any way affects, or if untreated could impair, the licensee's ability to 
provide emergency medical services or emergency medical dispatch services;
D.  Aiding or abetting the practice of emergency care by a person not duly licensed 
under this chapter who purports to be so;
E.  Incompetent professional practice as evidenced by:
(1)  Demonstrated inability to respond appropriately to a client, patient or the 
general public; or
(2)  Inability to apply principles, skills or knowledge necessary to successfully 
carry out the practice for which the licensee is licensed;
F.  Violation of any reasonable standard of professional behavior, conduct or practice 
that has been established in the practice for which the licensee is licensed;
G.  Subject to the limitations of Title 5, chapter 341, conviction of a crime that involves 
dishonesty or false statement, conviction of a crime that relates directly to the practice 
for which the licensee is licensed, conviction of a crime for which incarceration for one 
year or more may be imposed or conviction of a crime defined in Title 17‑A, chapter 
11, 12 or 45;
H.  Any violation of this chapter or any rule adopted by the board or the licensing 
board; or
I.  For other purposes as specified by rules or law.
6.  Notice of action.  In any proceeding under this section with regard to an ambulance 
service owned and operated by a municipality or a private ambulance service with which a 
municipality contracts for services, if the licensing board or its staff takes further licensing 
action under subsection 4, the licensing board shall notify in writing the town manager or 
city manager and the municipal officers of the municipality that owns and operates or 
contracts with the ambulance service within 5 business days of taking the action.
7.  Authority.  In addition to authority otherwise conferred, the licensing board or, as 
delegated, its staff may, for each violation of applicable laws, rules or conditions of 
licensure or registration, in accordance with the procedures established in this section and 
any rules adopted by the board, take one or more of the following actions:
A.  Issue warnings, censures or reprimands to a licensee, deny or refuse to renew a 
license and suspend or revoke a license.  Each warning, censure, reprimand and 
revocation issued must be based upon violations of different applicable laws, rules or 
conditions of licensure or must be based upon separate instances of actionable conduct 
or activity;
B.  Suspend a license or registration for up to 90 days for each violation of applicable 
laws, rules and conditions of licensure or registration or for each instance of actionable 
conduct or activity.  Suspensions may be set to run concurrently or consecutively.  
Execution of all or any portion of a term of suspension may be stayed pending 
successful completion of conditions of probation, although the suspension remains part 
of the licensee's record;
C.  Impose civil penalties of up to $1,500 for each violation of applicable laws, rules 
and conditions of licensure or for each instance of actionable conduct or activity;
D.  Impose conditions of probation upon an applicant or licensee.  Probation may run 
for that time period as the licensing board or its staff determines appropriate.  Probation 
may include conditions such as: additional continuing education; medical, psychiatric 
or mental health consultations or evaluations; mandatory professional or occupational 
supervision of the applicant or licensee; and other conditions as the licensing board or 
its staff determines appropriate.  Costs incurred in the performance of terms of 
probation are borne by the applicant or licensee.  Failure to comply with the conditions 
of probation is a ground for disciplinary action against a licensee;
E.  Execute a consent agreement that resolves a complaint or investigation without 
further proceedings.  Consent agreements may be entered into only with the consent of 
the applicant or licensee, the licensing board or its staff and the Department of the 
Attorney General.  Any remedy, penalty or fine or cost recovery that is otherwise 
available by law, even if only in the jurisdiction of the District Court, may be achieved 
by consent agreement, including long-term suspension and permanent revocation of a 
professional license.  A consent agreement is not subject to review or appeal and may 
be modified only by a writing executed by all parties to the original consent agreement.  
A consent agreement is enforceable by an action in Superior Court; or
F.  Assess a licensee the costs of investigation and adjudicatory hearings relating to 
that licensee.
8.  Authority to issue letters of guidance.  In addition to authority otherwise 
conferred, the licensing board or, as delegated, its staff may issue a letter of guidance or 
concern to an applicant or licensee.
A letter of guidance or concern may be used to educate, reinforce knowledge regarding 
legal or professional obligations and express concern over action or inaction by the licensee 
or applicant that does not rise to the level of misconduct sufficient to merit disciplinary 
action.  The issuance of a letter of guidance or concern is not a formal proceeding and does 
not constitute an adverse disciplinary action of any form.  Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a letter of guidance or concern is not confidential.  The licensing board 
or, as delegated, its staff may place a letter of guidance or concern, together with any 
underlying complaint, report and investigation materials, in a licensee's or applicant's file 
for a specified amount of time, not to exceed 10 years.  Any letters, complaints and 
materials placed on file may be accessed and considered by the licensing board or its staff 
in any subsequent action commenced against the applicant or licensee within the specified 
time frame.
9.  Authority to request mental and physical examinations.  For the purposes of this 
subsection, by application for and acceptance of a license to practice, an emergency 
medical services person is considered to have given consent to a mental or physical 
examination when directed by the licensing board.  The licensing board may direct an 
emergency medical services person to submit to an examination whenever the licensing 
board determines the emergency medical services person may be suffering from a mental 
illness that may be interfering with the competent practice of emergency medical services 
or from the use of intoxicants or drugs to an extent that they are preventing the emergency 
medical services person from practicing competently and with safety to patients.  An 
emergency medical services person examined pursuant to an order of the licensing board 
may not prevent the testimony of the examining individual or prevent the acceptance into 
evidence of the report of an examining individual in a proceeding under subsection 1.  
Failure to comply with an order of the licensing board to submit to a mental or physical 
examination results in the immediate suspension of the license of the emergency medical 
services person until the emergency medical services person submits to the examination.
10.  Appeals of nondisciplinary actions and refusals to issue.  Any person or 
organization aggrieved by the decision of the staff of the licensing board in taking any 
nondisciplinary action pursuant to this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or 
in the interpretation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or in refusing 
to issue a license may appeal the decision to the licensing board for a final decision.  The 
staff's decision stands until the licensing board issues a decision to uphold, modify or 
overrule the staff's decision. In the case of nonrenewal, the person or organization must be 
afforded an opportunity for hearing in accordance with this chapter and the Maine 
Administrative Procedure Act.  A final decision of the licensing board constitutes final 
agency action appealable pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7.
Sec. 18.  32 MRSA §90-C, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 82, §7, is amended to read:
§90-C.  Duty of all licensees and applicants for licensure to report certain information
1.  Report in writing.  A licensee or an applicant for licensure under this chapter shall 
notify the licensing board in writing within 10 days of a:
A.  Change of name or address;
B.  Criminal conviction;
C.  Revocation, suspension or other disciplinary action taken in this or any other 
jurisdiction against any occupational or professional license held by the applicant or 
licensee; or
D.  Material change in the conditions or qualifications set forth in the original 
application for licensure submitted to the licensing board.
Sec. 19.  32 MRSA §91-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 559, §3, is repealed.
Sec. 20.  32 MRSA §91-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2021, c. 15, §§2 and 3, is 
further amended to read:
1.  Confidentiality.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all proceedings and 
records of proceedings concerning the quality assurance activities of an emergency medical 
services quality assurance committee approved by the board and all reports, information 
and records provided to the committee are confidential and may not be disclosed or 
obtained by discovery from the committee, the board or its staff or the licensing board or 
its staff. Quality assurance information may be disclosed to a licensee as part of any board-
approved educational or corrective process.  All complaints and investigative records of 
the licensing board or any committee or subcommittee of the board are confidential during 
the pendency of an investigation and may not be disclosed by the committee, the licensing 
board or its staff. Information or records that identify or permit identification of any patient 
that appears in any reports, information or records provided to the licensing board or 
department for the purposes of investigation are confidential and may not be disclosed by 
the committee, the licensing board or its staff.
A.  A personal residence address, personal telephone number or personal e-mail 
address submitted to the licensing board as part of any application under this chapter 
is confidential and may not be disclosed except as permitted under this section or as 
otherwise required by law unless the applicant who submitted the information indicated 
pursuant to section 90‑B that the applicant is willing to have the applicant's personal 
residence address, personal telephone number or personal e-mail address treated as a 
public record.  Personal health information submitted to the licensing board as part of 
any application under this chapter is confidential and may not be disclosed except as 
otherwise permitted under this section or otherwise required by law.
The licensing board and its committees and staff may disclose personal health 
information about and the personal residence address and personal telephone number 
of a licensee or an applicant for a license under this chapter to a government licensing 
or disciplinary authority or to a health care provider located within or outside this State 
that requests the information for the purposes of granting, limiting or denying a license 
or employment to the applicant or licensee.
B.  Any materials or information submitted to the licensing board in support of an 
application that are designated as confidential by any other provision of law remain 
confidential in the possession of the licensing board.  Information in any a report or 
record provided to the board or licensing board pursuant to this chapter that permits 
identification of a person receiving emergency medical treatment is confidential.
C.  Information provided to the board or licensing board under section 87‑B is 
confidential if the information identifies or permits the identification of a trauma 
patient or a member of that patient's family.
D.  Examination questions used by the licensing board to fulfill the cognitive testing 
requirements of this chapter are confidential.
E.  Health care information or records provided to the board or licensing board under 
section 88, subsection 2, paragraph K are confidential if the information or records 
identify or permit the identification of a patient or a member of that patient's family.
F.  Health care information or records provided to the board or licensing board under 
section 96 are confidential if the information or records identify or permit the 
identification of a patient who received emergency medical treatment or a member of 
that patient's family.
Sec. 21.  32 MRSA §91-B, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 271, §19, is 
amended to read:
A.  Confidential information may be released in an adjudicatory hearing or informal 
conference before the board or licensing board or in any subsequent formal proceeding 
to which the confidential information is relevant.
Sec. 22.  32 MRSA §91-B, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 271, §19, is 
amended to read:
B.  Confidential information may be released in a consent agreement or other written 
settlement when the confidential information constitutes or pertains to the basis of 
licensing board action.
Sec. 23.  32 MRSA §91-B, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 271, §19, is 
amended to read:
D.  During the pendency of an investigation, a complaint or investigative record may 
be disclosed:
(1)  To Maine Emergency Medical Services employees designated by the director;
(2)  To designated complaint officers of the licensing board;
(3)  By a Maine Emergency Medical Services employee or complaint officer 
designated by the licensing board to the extent considered necessary to facilitate 
the investigation;
(4)  To other state or federal agencies when the files contain evidence of possible 
violations of laws enforced by those agencies;
(5)  By the director, to the extent the director determines such disclosure necessary 
to avoid imminent and serious harm. The authority of the director to make such a 
disclosure may not be delegated;
(6)  When it is determined, in accordance with rules adopted by the department 
board in consultation with the licensing board, that confidentiality is no longer 
warranted due to general public knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the 
complaint or investigation and when the investigation would not be prejudiced by 
the disclosure; or
(7)  To the person investigated on request of that person. The director may refuse 
to disclose part or all of any investigative information, including the fact of an 
investigation, when the director determines that disclosure would prejudice the 
investigation. The authority of the director to make such a determination may not 
be delegated.
Sec. 24.  32 MRSA §92-B, as amended by PL 2015, c. 82, §§9 and 10, is further 
amended to read:
§92-B.  Disclosure of confidential information to the licensing board
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, information that relates to 
an applicant for licensure or to a person licensed or certified by the licensing board who is 
alleged to have engaged in any unlawful activity or professional misconduct or in conduct 
in violation of laws or rules relating to the board or licensing board must be disclosed to 
the licensing board and may be used by the licensing board only in accordance with this 
chapter.
1.  Purpose for which disclosure is made.  Any confidential information provided to 
the licensing board may be used only for investigative and other actions within the scope 
of the authority of the licensing board and for determining whether the applicant for 
licensure or the person licensed or certified by the licensing board has engaged in unlawful 
activity, professional misconduct or an activity in violation of the laws or rules relating to 
the board or licensing board.
2.  Designation of person to receive confidential information.  The director shall 
designate a person to receive confidential information for investigative purposes.
3.  Limitations on disclosure.  Disclosure is limited to information that is directly 
related to the matter at issue.  The identity of reporters and other persons may not be 
disclosed except as necessary and relevant.  Access to the information is limited to licensing 
board investigators, parties to the matter at issue, parties' representatives, counsel of record, 
hearing officers and licensing board members who are directly involved in the adjudicatory 
process.  The information may be used only for the purpose for which the release was 
intended.
4.  Confidentiality at conclusion of investigation.  Except as provided in section 
91‑B, information received pursuant to this section remains confidential at the conclusion 
of an investigation.
SUMMARY
This bill directs the Emergency Medical Services' Board, by majority vote and in 
consultation with the Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee, to 
appoint the Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board to carry out the licensing of 
emergency medical services persons and emergency medical services training centers and 
carry out the investigation of and adjudication of complaints.