An Act Regarding the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0484
Committee Amendment CA_A_H1001 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §83, 32 MRSA §86-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /f" to H,P. 313, L.D. 484, "An Act Regarding the
Department of Public Safety"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Authorize Certain Emergency IMedical Services Providers to Procure,
Possess, Administer and Furnish Controlled Substances'
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the following:
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the federal Dmg Enforcement Admimshration does not believe the laws of
the State currently authorize emergency medical services to procure, possess, administer
and furnish controlled substances; and
Whereas, timely access to emergency medications is necessary for public health; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§9-A is enacted to read:
9-A. Community oaramedicine. "Commumtv paramedicine" means the practice by
an emerpencv medical services provider, primarily in an out-of-hospital settine. of
providine eoisodic patient evaluation. advice and treatment directed at preventms or
imBrQying a particular medical condition.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§9-B is enacted to read:
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9-B. Communih^ paramedicine clinician. Community naramedicme clmician"
means an emergency medical services person, licensed under this chaDter who has
completed specialized education and traininR to operate in an expanded role. Droviding
enisodic. uroactive and oreventive health care services in nonemereencv settities.
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§9-C is enacted to read:
9-C. Community oaramedicine service. Communitv Daramedicine service means
an ambulance service or other nontransoortine emergency medical service that provides
commumfry paramedicme,
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §86-A is enacted to read:
S86-A. Controlled substances
Notwifhstandine any Drovision of law to the contrary, an ambulance service.
nontransporting emerpencv medical service. community Daramedicme service, emergency
medical services person and community uaramedicine clinician that are licensed by the
board, or in the case of a cnmrmmity uaramedicine service is authorized by the board, to
Broyide_advaBced emergency medical treatment or ^community Baramedicine, m
accordance with mles adopted by the board, may nrocure. possess. administer and furnish
controlled substances as defined in Title 22. section 2383-B. subsection 3. oaraeraoh A.
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5.
chapter 3 75 . subchaoter 2-A,
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and changes the title. It
authorizes certain emergency medical services providers and personnel that are licensed to
or authorized to provide advanced emergency medical treatment or community
paramedicine by the Emergency Medical Services Board to procure, possess, administer
and furnish controlled substances in accordance with mles adopted by the board. The
amendment defines "community paramedicine service" and "community paramedicine
clinician."
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