Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 11 - PBX/MULTILINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM (MLTS) REQUIREMENTS › Section 625-11-11 - Application for Private Emergency Answering Point

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.Buildings containing workspace of more than
				40,000 square feet, sites that contain multiple buildings that share the same
				address, or businesses, entities or institutions that occupy multiple buildings
				in close proximity with different addresses may maintain a Private Emergency
				Answering Point (PEAP).
Such businesses, entities, or institutions shall seek
				  authorization as a PEAP under the provisions of this section and Section
				  12 of this Chapter. Authorization by
				  the Bureau is necessary prior to a business answering and dispatching its own
				  internal emergency calls. Entities that qualify under this section must be
				  either multi-floor buildings or multi-building locations and provide their own
				  medical, fire, and law enforcement either internally or by contract.
2.Any business, entity, or
				institution that seeks to operate a PEAP within its own facility shall follow
				the procedures established herein to petition the Bureau for
				authorization.
3.Each business,
				entity, or institution shall submit a Proposed Plan to the Bureau for review,
				prior to filing its final plan. The Bureau shall review the Proposed Plan and
				provide written comments to the applicant.
4.Proposed and final plans shall consist of a
				narrative that provides an explanation of the proposed system's operation and
				shall include, but not be limited to, the following exhibits:
Exhibit 1:
A description of the facility's
				  medical, fire, and law enforcement departments. The description shall include
				  emergency responders' responsibilities, and how they are capable of responding
				  to an incident internally in a manner equivalent to an outside agency. In
				  addition, this exhibit shall indicate how each emergency responder will be
				  dispatched within the facility.
Exhibit 2:
Call handling agreements with the
				  internal emergency responders, including, but not limited to, the internal
				  medical, fire, and law enforcement services. These agreements shall include a
				  commitment from the parties that appropriate action shall be taken in response
				  to emergency calls and subsequent dispatches and that top priority shall be
				  given to such emergency calls by the parties.
Exhibit 3:
Call handling agreements with the
				  existing jurisdictional PSAP for additional back-up medical, fire, and law
				  enforcement assistance.
Exhibit 4:
Agreements and provisions providing
				  for back-up PSAP services.
Exhibit 5:
Standard Operating Procedures. Such
				  procedures shall specify how calls will be dispatched to emergency responders
				  within its facility. In addition, such procedures shall specify how additional
				  public safety agencies or other emergency response services outside of the
				  business will be dispatched in the event that additional emergency assistance
				  is needed.
Exhibit 6:
Disaster Procedures.
Exhibit 7:
Network Diagram-a chart showing the
				  trunking configuration from the applicant's switch to the jurisdictional
				  PSAP.
Exhibit 8:
Facility Floor Plan.
5.After review by the Bureau, the
				business, entity, or institution shall submit a Final Plan to the Bureau. Such
				Plan shall be effective upon signature by the Bureau Director.