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Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 22 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DATA › Section 163-22-2 - Data Ownership

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Data collected
				in the patient care reporting system is the property of the EMS submitting the
				data.
a. Maine EMS shall have unrestricted
				access to the data within the patient care system.
b. EMS agencies are responsible for the
				accuracy of the information entered into patient care and retain access to the
				data for the purpose of patient care. Moreover, EMS agencies may request data
				access logs for their data, which Maine EMS will provide within 14
				days.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 22 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DATA › Section 163-22-3 - Patient Care Report Required

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. For each request
				for service, or for each patient when more than one patient is involved in a
				call, a service will require their EMS clinician primarily responsible for
				patient care to complete and submit an electronic Maine EMS patient care
				report, as specified by Maine EMS, within twenty-four hours from the incident
				completion date and time.
2. For
				each request for service, or for each patient when more than one patient is
				involved in a call, an EMS clinician who participated in the response must
				submit a completed electronic Maine EMS patient care report, as specified by
				Maine EMS, within twenty-four hours from
the
incident
				completion date and time.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 22 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DATA › Section 163-22-4 - Patient Care Report Requirements and Reporting Timeframe

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Patient care reporting of EMS incidents by
				an EMS clinician or unit shall be made by providing the information in the
				Maine EMS Data Dictionary, as applicable, electronically, using software
				developed or purchased through contract, and distributed by Maine
				EMS.
2. When a patient is
				transported to a hospital facility, the EMS clinician shall complete a patient
				care report and submit it within 24 hours of arriving at the destination
				facility and in accordance with the Maine EMS Protocols,
i. A copy of the complete patient care report
				should be left at the receiving facility whenever possible. In the event a
				complete patient care report cannot be left at the receiving facility prior to
				the departure of the ambulance crew, a Maine EMS approved hand-written short
				form must be left in all circumstances.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 22 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DATA › Section 163-22-5 - Emergency Medical Services Monitoring of Health Outcomes

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Maine Emergency Medical Services
				electronically transmits EMS patient care reports to Maine Health Info Net
				(FUN) for storage in the State of Maine Health Information Exchange (HIE).
a. The following data elements will be
				requested from hospitals or physicians on all patients receiving emergency
				medical treatment as defined in Chapter 2 of these rules:
1. Emergency Department Disposition
2. Hospital Disposition
3. External Report ID/Number Type
4. External Report ID/Number
5. Other Report Registry Type
6. Emergency Department Chief
				Complaint
7. First ED Systolic Blood
				Pressure
8. Emergency Department
				Recorded Cause of Injury
9.
				Emergency Department Procedures
10.
				Emergency Department Diagnosis
11.
				Date/Time of Hospital Admission
12.
				Hospital Procedures
13. Hospital
				Diagnosis
14. Total ICU Length of
				Stay
15. Total Ventilator
				Days
16. Date/Time of Hospital
				Discharge
17. Outcome at Hospital
				Discharge (e.g., Cerebral Performance Category Score or Scale at Hospital
				Discharge)
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 22 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DATA › Section 163-22-6 - Quality Assurance and Improvement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Quality
				initiatives are adopted in the following process:
a. The Maine EMS Quality Assurance &
				Improvement Committee promulgates statewide quality initiatives for review and
				adoption by the Maine EMS Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 23 - REGISTRY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS › Section 163-23-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. "Automated external defibrillator" or
				"AED" means a medical device that combines a heart monitor and a defibrillator
				approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that:
a. Is capable of recognizing the presence or
				absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia.
b. Is capable of determining, without
				intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed on an
				individual; and
c.  Upon
				determination that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges
				and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to an individual's
				heart.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 23 - REGISTRY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS › Section 163-23-2 - Minimum Information Collected

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
For entities wishing to have their fully automated external
				  defibrillator in the registry, the following is the minimum information that
				  must be collected and entered into the automated external defibrillator
				  registry identified by Maine EMS.
1.
				The name of the registrant of an automated external defibrillator; and
a. Email address of the registrant,
				and
b. Telephone contact information
				of the registrant; and
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 23 - REGISTRY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS › Section 163-23-3 - Duty to Report

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. A licensee or an
				applicant for licensure under this chapter shall notify the Board in writing
				within 10 days of a:
A. Change of name or
				address.
B. Criminal
				conviction.
C. Change in driver's
				license status or conditions resulting from a revocation, suspension, or
				restriction.
D. A change in the
				status of the exemption under MRS 29-A Chapter 11 §
										1251(6)
E. 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,
F. Material change in the
				conditions or qualifications set forth in the original application for
				licensure submitted to the Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-1 - Purpose

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of this rule is to implement procedures for
				  allocating stabilization funds totaling $12,000,000 to emergency medical
				  services entities from the Emergency Medical Services Stabilization and
				  Sustainability Program created by
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §98 and referred to herein as "the
				  Program." These funds are intended to provide financial assistance to emergency
				  medical services entities at immediate risk of failing and leaving their
				  communities without access to adequate emergency medical
				  services.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. "Eligible emergency medical services
				entity" or "eligible EMS entity" means an actively licensed ground ambulance
				service or non-transporting ground emergency medical service.
2. "Qualified applicant" means an eligible
				EMS entity that has applied for and qualified to receive stabilization funding
				from the Program.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-3 - Applications

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Eligible Entities. Only eligible EMS
				entities may apply for stabilization funding from the Program.
All
				eligible EMS entities that apply for funding and meet all the following
				criteria shall receive funding from the Program:
A. Risk of Imminent Failure. An applicant
				must demonstrate an immediate risk of failing either by an inability to finance
				daily operations or due to recruitment and retention issues. All applicants for
				funding must complete the assessment for their ability to finance daily
				operations as part of the application even if they do not seek eligibility
				under that pathway.
I. Assessment of an
				Applicant's Ability to Finance Daily Operations. If an applicant's Operating
				Margin is less than or equal to 10% of its Total Revenue it will be considered
				to be at immediate risk of failing due to an inability to finance daily
				operations. Each applicant shall provide the following information to determine
				if its Operating Margin is at or below 10% of its Total Revenue.
a. "Total Expenses" equals the sum of the
				following expenses.
i. Labor costs.
1. If the eligible EMS entity is staffed with
				volunteers or a combination of volunteer staff persons, labor costs should be
				estimated based on a rate of $28.89 for volunteer hours. That amount should
				also be included as revenue as an in-kind donation of volunteer
				labor.
2. If the service's average
				compensation, including benefits, for an actively licensed EMS person, is below
				$28.89, regardless of licensure level, the actual labor costs should be
				calculated and disclosed; however, the agency may use the rate of $28.89 for
				the determination of eligibility calculation.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-4 - EMS Entity Funding Allocation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Maximum
				and Minimum Allocations
A. Transporting
				EMS Entities
I. Minimum allocation shall be no
				less than $15,000 per qualified applicant that functions as a transporting
				ambulance service.
II. Maximum
				allocation shall not exceed $200,000 per qualified applicant that functions as
				a transporting ambulance service.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-5 - Requirements, Criteria, and Unauthorized Uses of Funds

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Requirements.
An application
				must:
A. Be completed and submitted by an
				eligible EMS entity and its agent.
B. Be completed in accordance with this rule
				and any guidance provided by the Director through Announcement of Funding
				Opportunity and Application.
C.
				Include a project plan that meets the standards for the use of the funding;
				those standards are:
I. The funding shall only
				be utilized for the following activities:
a.
				Supplementing wages, benefits, stipends, and incentives for actively licensed
				emergency medical services persons;
b. Supporting training directly related to
				the provision of clinical care, leadership, or management of EMS;
c. Supplementing wages, benefits, stipends,
				and incentives for administrative support staff (e.g., service-level medical
				director, quality assurance and improvement officer, infection control officer,
				and training officer);
d.
				Implementation of programming directly related to the
Maine EMS Plan
				for a Sustainable EMS System in the State of Maine: A Vision for 2035
,
				with this incorporated by reference and available for download online from
https://www.maine.gov/ems/sites/maine.gov.ems/files/inline-files/20230522-Maine-EMS-Vision-and-Plan.pdf
;
				and
e. Investment in capital
				expenditures not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.
D. Include a project budget that
				meets the standards for use of the funding.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-6 - Evaluation of Applications

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Evaluation
				Panel.
The Director shall establish an evaluation panel of at least
				three people who will serve to evaluate each of the applications to ensure
				compliance with the requirements, programmatic criteria, and to screen for
				identifiable unauthorized uses of the funding.
2.
Process.
Each panel member
				shall review each application separately and determine if the proposed
				programming and budget align with the previous section.
A. If a single member of the panel, following
				their review, believes that an application is out of compliance with any
				component of Section Five of this rule, all members of the evaluation panel
				shall meet to discuss.
I. If it is determined
				by a majority of the evaluation panel that the application is or may be out of
				compliance with one or more components outlined in Section Five of this rule,
				they may take any or all, of the following actions:
a. Request additional information from the
				applicant
b. Offer the applicant an
				opportunity to modify its application within 15 calendar days to come into
				compliance with the Announcement of Funding Opportunity.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-7 - Reporting

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Reporting Requirements.
The
				Director shall define the reporting requirements for this funding opportunity
				and incorporate them into the funding agreements with qualified applicants. The
				agreement shall detail specific due dates and expectations for reporting. At a
				minimum, qualified applicants should anticipate providing quarterly and annual
				updates no later than 60 days following the specific reporting period.
				Recipients must track expenditures, detail their purpose, and provide evidence
				of the impact of the funding on the stability of the agency. The Director shall
				also include the following as part of any resultant funding agreement:
A. Sustainability Planning. All recipients
				shall submit a sustainability plan within 180 calendar days of receiving the
				funds detailing how they intend to sustain the programming and projects
				initiated using the funds afforded by this rule.
I. Workforce Sustainability. Recipients that
				were made eligible for this funding in part by workforce challenges as defined
				in Section Three covering Employee Recruitment and Retention, shall detail
				their staffing sustainability plan in their plan.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 24 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM (EMERGENCY) › Section 163-24-8 - Dispensing Funds

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Awards.
After review, the Director shall enter into an agreement
				with each qualified applicant in the amount of the pre-determined allocation or
				their requested amount, whichever is lower.
2.
Delegation.
The Board
				delegates authority to the Director to enter agreements with qualified
				applicants for the disbursement of stabilization funds in amounts totaling no
				more than $200,000 for any eligible EMS entity. Following approval of an
				application by the evaluation panel or the Director, as the case may be, the
				Director may enter the agreement without any additional authorization from the
				Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 163 - BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS) › Chapter 25 - IMPLEMENTING THE MAINE EMS STABILIZATION PROGRAM

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The
				adopted version of this chapter by
				filing
				2024-062, eff.
				3/18/2024 is not yet
				available.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-1 - Notice of Hearing

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Notice of all adjudicatory and licensing proceedings shall be
				  given in accordance with the applicable statute. In the event that such statute
				  does not specify the manner and method of notice, section 9052 of the
				  Administrative Procedure Act shall apply.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-2 - Contents of Notice

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Notice shall consist of the following:
A. A statement of the legal authority and
				jurisdiction under which the proceeding is being conducted;
B. A reference to the particular substantive
				statutory and rule provisions involved;
C. A short and plain statement of the nature
				and purpose of the proceeding and of the matters asserted;
D. A statement of the time and place of the
				hearing, or the time within which a hearing may be requested;
E. A statement of the manner and time within
				which evidence and argument may be submitted to the agency for consideration,
				whether or not a hearing has been set; and
F. When a hearing has been set, a statement
				of the manner and time within which applications for intervention under section
				9054 may be filed.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-3 - Conduct of Hearings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Hearings shall
				be scheduled by the Commissioner without undue delay.
B. Continuances of hearings may be granted
				only for good cause and are discretionary with the Commissioner.
C. The conduct and decorum of hearings shall
				be under the full and exclusive control of the Commissioner.
D. Persons may be represented by counsel or
				other representative in a hearing before the Commissioner and any of his
				deputies or designees.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-5 - Ex Parte Communication

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No hearing officer shall communicate directly or indirectly,
				  in connection with any issue involved in a hearing, with any person, except
				  upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-6 - Presentation of Evidence, Official Notice

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Persons
				may present evidence bearing directly on the issues involved in the hearing,
				may call and examine witnesses and make oral cross-examination.
B. All witnesses shall be sworn.
C. The Maine Rules of Evidence shall not
				control the admissibility of evidence at these hearings, but evidence shall be
				admitted if it is the kind of evidence upon which reasonable persons are
				accustomed to rely on in the conduct of serious affairs. The rules of privilege
				recognized by law shall be observed.
D. Hearsay is admissible, but cannot serve as
				the sole basis of a decision.
E.
				The hearing officer may take official notice of nonconfidential records
				maintained by the Commissioner, e.g. accident reports, affidavits, etc. Parties
				shall be notified of the material so noticed and they shall be afforded an
				opportunity to contest the substance or materiality of the facts noticed. Facts
				officially noticed shall be included and indicated as such in the
				record.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-7 - Right of Subpoena

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A person shall be entitled to the issuance of subpoena in the
				  name of the Commissioner to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses
				  and the production of evidence relating to an issue of fact.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-8 - Record

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The hearing officer shall make a record
				consisting of:
1 A brief statement by the
				hearing officer of the issues involved;
2 Evidence received or considered;
3 A statement of facts officially
				noticed;
4 offers of proof,
				objections and rulings thereon;
5
				Proposed findings and exceptions, if any;
6 The recommended decision, opinion or
				report, if any, by the presiding officer;
7 Staff memoranda;
8 The decision of the agency.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-9 - Decisions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Decisions shall be in writing or stated in
				the record, and shall include findings of fact sufficient to apprise the person
				involved of the basis for the decision.
B. A copy of the decision shall be delivered
				or promptly mailed to the person involved and his representative.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 39 - ADJUDICATORY AND LICENSING PROCEEDINGS › Section 219-39-10 - Notice of Right to Appeal

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Whenever a party has a statutory right of appeal to the
				  Superior Court of an adverse decision by the Commissioner, such right of appeal
				  shall be stated in the Commissioner's decision.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. As used in this chapter, unless the
				context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Commissioner
. "Commissioner"
				means the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
2.
Department
. "Department"
				means the Department of Public Safety.
3.
Instrument
. "Instrument"
				means a device used to test a subject to directly or indirectly detect
				deception or verify the truth of a statement by, at a minimum, recording
				visually, permanently and simultaneously a subject's cardiovascular,
				respiratory and electrodermal patterns.
4.
Intern
. "Intern" means a
				person who holds a polygraph examiner intern license under 32 M.R.S. c.
				86.
5.
Polygraph
				examination
. "Polygraph examination" means an examination conducted by a
				polygraph examiner that consists of a pre-test phase, an in-test phase, and a
				post-test phase.
6.
Polygraph
				examiner
. "Polygraph examiner" means a person licensed under 32 M.R.S.
				c. 86 to use an instrument, as that word is defined in subsection
				3.
7.
Polygraph examiner
				internship
. "Polygraph examiner internship" means a course of study of
				polygraph examinations and of the administration of polygraph examinations by
				an intern under the supervision and control of a polygraph examiner.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-2 - COMMISSIONER-APPROVED POLYGRAPH EXAMINER COURSES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. For the
				purposes of
				32 M.R.S.
				§7382(1)(C), the
				Commissioner-approved polygraph examiner courses are those that were accredited
				by the American Polygraph Association at the time a person participated in and
				completed the courses.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-3 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER INTERN LICENSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Qualifications
. A person is qualified to be issued a polygraph
				examiner intern license if he or she:
1. Has
				not been convicted of a crime for which a license may be denied under 5 M.R.S.
				ch. 341;
2. Either:
(1) Holds a baccalaureate degree from an
				accredited college or university; or
(2) Has at least 5 years of experience,
				including 3 years on a full-time basis, as a sworn member of an investigative
				service of a branch of the United States Armed Forces, a federal investigative
				agency or a law enforcement agency;
3. Is a graduate of a Commissioner-approved
				polygraph examiner course; and
4.
				Has arranged to participate in a polygraph examiner internship that will be
				supervised by a sponsor.
Documentation to substantiate that a person meets those
				  qualifications may be requested by the Department.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-4 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Qualifications
. A person is qualified to be issued a polygraph
				examiner license if he or she meets the qualifications set forth in
				32 M.R.S.
				§7382.Documentation to substantiate that
				a person meets those qualifications may be requested by the
				Department.
B.
Application
. A person applying for a polygraph examiner license
				shall complete and submit to the Office of the Commissioner an application form
				for such a license, and applies for a license prior to the expiration of his or
				her intern license, or within 12 months after the expiration of such license.
				The application must be accompanied by the appropriate application fee, as set
				forth in
				32 M.R.S.
				§7381(1)(B)(1), and any
				documentation requested by the Department to substantiate information provided
				in the application form.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A licensed
				polygraph examiner shall attend at least twelve (12) hours of polygraph
				examination-related coursework during his or her initial two-year licensure
				period, and then at least twenty-four (24) hours of polygraph
				examination-related coursework during each subsequent four-year licensure
				period.
1. Such coursework may include, but is
				not limited to, classes, seminars, and lectures, whether conducted in-person,
				via video and/or audio transmission, or online.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-6 - DUTY TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS OF ACCEPTABLE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. In conducting their work, licensed
				polygraph examiners and intern polygraph examiners shall abide by the
				provisions of 32 M.R.S. c. 86 and this regulation.
B. In addition, licensed polygraph examiners
				and intern polygraph examiners shall abide by following standards of acceptable
				professional conduct:
1. A licensee shall not
				engage in any activity or activities intended to encourage, instruct, or
				persuade an examinee, or a potential examinee, to engage in any behaviors
				designed or intended either:
(A) To fabricate
				or manufacture the person's physiological activity during a polygraph
				examination; or
(B) To lie or
				conceal any relevant information during a polygraph examination.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-7 - Fees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following fees shall be charged by the Commissioner, and
				  shall be payable by check or money order to the Commissioner of Public Safety
				  at the time of application:
A. For the
				issuance of each original license as a polygraph examiner, $100
B. For the biennial renewal of a license as a
				polygraph examiner, $50
C. For the
				examination by the Commissioner to determine the competency of an applicant to
				be a polygraph examiner, $50
D. For
				the issuance of an internship license, $100
E. For the extension or renewal of an
				internship license, $25
F. For the
				issuance of a duplicate polygraph examiner or internship license, upon
				satisfactory proof that the original has been lost or stolen, $5
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-8 - Recognized Schools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Commissioner shall maintain a current list of those
				  schools recognized by the American Polygraph Association, and a current list of
				  the psychological stress evaluation schools recognized by the Commissioner. The
				  lists will be available from the Commissioner on request.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 51 - POLYGRAPH EXAMINER LICENSE REGULATION › Section 219-51-9 - Retention of records

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each person licensed as an intern or as a polygraph examiner
				  shall retain for a period of at least 4 years from the date of examination all
				  charts, question sheets, reports, data sheets, and other pertinent
				  papers.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 60 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN MAINE (Cite as 16-219 CMR c. 60) › Section 219-60-1 - Adoption and Incorporation by Reference of Federal Regulations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No person may offer, accept, or transport a hazardous
				  material in commerce in the State of Maine unless the material is properly
				  classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, handled, placarded, and in
				  proper condition for shipment in accordance with the Federal regulations
				  adopted and incorporated by reference into this chapter, namely Parts 107, 171,
				  172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 179, 180, 387, and 397 of Title 49 Code of Federal
				  Regulations , as amended.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 60 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN MAINE (Cite as 16-219 CMR c. 60) › Section 219-60-2 - Federal Exemptions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department hereby accepts the validity of any exemption
				  or renewal thereof issued by the United States Department of Transportation
				  under Section 107, Subpart B of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations. Any
				  person operating under a current, valid exemption or renewal thereof under
				  Section 107 shall be deemed to be in compliance with those portions of these
				  regulations to which this exemption applies, provided that the person is
				  complying with the terms of the exemption.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 60 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN MAINE (Cite as 16-219 CMR c. 60) › Section 219-60-3 - Source of Federal Regulations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Copies of the Federal rules adopted and incorporated by
				  reference herein may be obtained from the following agencies:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402
Maine Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Maine State Police
20 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0020
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 70 - REGULATION ESTABLISHING CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT TEAM TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 219-70-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. For the purposes of this regulation, the
				terms included in this section are defined as follows, unless otherwise
				indicated in the regulation.
(1)
Critical incident
. "Critical incident" has the same meaning as in
				 25 M.R.S.A.
				§4201, sub-§1.
(2)
Critical incident stress management
				peer support.
"Critical incident stress management peer support" has
				the same meaning as in
				25 M.R.S.A.
				§4201, sub-§1-A
(3)
Critical incident stress management
				peer support person.
"Critical incident stress management peer support
				person" has the same meaning as in 25 M.R.S.A. §201,
				sub-§1-B.
(4)
Critical
				incident stress management team
. "Critical incident stress management
				team" has the same meaning as in
				25 M.R.S.A.
				§4201, sub-§
										2.
(5)
Public safety agency.
"Public safety agency" has the same meaning as in
				25 M.R.S.A.
				§2921, sub-§6-B.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 70 - REGULATION ESTABLISHING CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT TEAM TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 219-70-2 - CRITERIA

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each member of a critical incident stress
				management team, as well as each volunteer team coordinator, must have the
				following training, at a minimum:
(1) Sixteen
				(16) hours or more of basic critical incident stress management training by a
				certified CISMT trainer or through a nationally recognized organization, such
				as the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
(2) An aggregate of twenty (20) hours of
				annual in-service training in CISM or behavioral health. Time spent in actual
				deployment as a member of CISMT may be credited to this twenty (20) hours of
				annual in-service training requirement.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › Section 219-71-1 - Initial Instructions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The forensic examination kit shall include initial
				  instructions to notify the health care provider utilizing the kit of
				  suggestions and precautions to take during the use of the kit. The instructions
				  shall include contact information for both the Maine State Police Crime
				  Laboratory and the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory. The general
				  instructions are located in Appendix A, which is a part of these rules (16-222
				  CMR Ch. 20 Appendix A).
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › Section 219-71-2 - Adult Examination Instructions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The forensic examination kit shall include step-by-step
				  instructions for the collection of evidentiary specimens from alleged adult
				  victims of sexual assault, including how to collect, mark, preserve, and
				  package the evidence. The step-by-step instructions for adults are located in
				  Appendix B, which is part of these rules (16-222 CMR Ch. 20 Appendix B).
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › Section 219-71-3 - Prepubertal Children Instructions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The forensic examination kit shall include step-by-step
				  instructions for the collection of evidentiary specimens from prepubertal
				  children who are alleged victims of sexual assault and to notify the health
				  care provider utilizing the kit of suggestions and precautions to take during
				  collection of sexual assault evidence from prepubertal children. The
				  step-by-step instructions for prepubertal children are located in Appendix C,
				  which is part of these rules (16-222 CMR Ch. 20 Appendix C).
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › Section 219-71-4 - Final Instructions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The forensic examination kit shall include a list of final
				  instructions for sealing and marking the completed kit. The final instructions
				  are located in Appendix D, which is part of these rules (16-222 CMR Ch. 20
				  Appendix D).
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › Section 219-71-5 - Patient Information Card

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A patient information card shall be included as part of the
				  kit, and shall be distributed to the patient upon leaving the medical facility
				  after the forensic examination. The card shall include instructions for
				  tracking the location of the kit, including a space to affix a tracking label,
				  and the statewide sexual assault crisis hotline telephone
				  number.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › Section 219-71-6 - Contents

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The forensic examination kit shall include the contents
				  necessary to complete the evidence collection steps described in the previous
				  sections. These contents include but are not limited to instructions,
				  envelopes, swab boxes, sterile swabs, paper bags, evidence tape, nail clippers,
				  labels, tracking labels, drying rack, patient instruction card, and examination
				  checklists.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › Section 219-71-7 - Examination Checklists

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The forensic
				examination kit shall include an evidence collection inventory form for
				examiners to follow when administering the kit. This form will list the
				contents of the kit and allow the examiner to indicate, where applicable, if an
				item was collected, and to make any additional notes necessary. This form will
				be available in triplicate with one copy designated for the medical facility,
				one copy for the law enforcement agency, and one copy for the crime
				laboratory.
2. The forensic
				examination kit shall include a patient's assault information form for
				examiners to complete when executing the kit. This form will allow the examiner
				to note the patient's description of the assault, including specific
				information about the assault, the date and time of the assault, information
				about the patient, and information regarding the perpetrator. This form will be
				available in triplicate with one copy designated for the medical facility, one
				copy for the law enforcement agency, and one copy for the crime
				laboratory.
3. The forensic
				examination kit shall include a Victim's Compensation Board forensic
				examination claim form for examiners to complete. This form will be available
				in duplicate with one copy designated for the Victims' Compensation Board of
				the Office of the Attorney General and one copy for the medical
				facility.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER › Chapter 71 - UNIFORM STANDARDIZED FORENSIC EXAMINATION KIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION › FINAL INSTRUCTIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Attach a tracking label to the patient information card and
				  give it to the patient prior to discharge.
Ensure all forms have been filled out completely. Separate
				  the forms, retaining the appropriate copies for the medical facility records.
				  The law enforcement copies and the crime laboratory copies of the forms should
				  be sealed in the container attached to the back of the kit.
Check all envelopes and clothing bags to ensure they are
				  sealed and labeled, and all information requested has been completed.
Do not use staples to seal any evidence containers.
Do not lick the seals of the envelopes. All envelopes are
				  self-sealing.
Return the envelopes and small bags containing collected
				  evidence items to the kit box. The large bags containing collected evidence
				  items should be packaged separately. Foreign material collection may be
				  packaged in the kit box if there is sufficient space; otherwise package this
				  item separately with the large bags.
DO NOT PLACE UNUSED COMPONENTS IN THE KIT
				  BOX.
Fill out all requested information in the "For Medical
				  Facility Personnel" section on the kit box top. If the patient has decided not
				  to report the alleged assault to law enforcement, do not fill in the patient's
				  name.
Affix the "Biohazard" label where indicated.
Affix the "Minor" label where indicated if the kit was
				  collected from a minor.
Affix the "Evidence" seals where indicated on the sides of
				  the box. Initial and date partially on and partially off the seal.
Give the clothing bags, urine / blood specimens if
				  collected, and the sealed kit to the law enforcement officer as follows:
* If the patient
has
made a report
				  to law enforcement, these items should be given to the officer representing the
				  investigating agency.
* If the patient
has not
made a
				  report to law enforcement, these items should be given to the law enforcement
				  agency with jurisdiction over the medical facility.
Notify the law enforcement officer if any components of the
				  kit, specifically tampons or sanitary napkins, have not been air-dried
				  completely. Such items should be frozen for long-term
				  storage.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - BUREAU OF CAPITOL SECURITY › Chapter 41 - CAPITOL AREA SECURITY RULES › Section 219-41-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following words and phrases, when used in these
				  regulations, shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is
				  plainly required by the context:
A.
				"Capitol Area" when used in these regulations shall mean the land, building,
				personal property and facilities owned, leased, occupied, used or possessed by
				the State in or at:
(1) The Capitol Area
				described in I M.R.S.A., Section 814, and
(2) The District Court Building on State
				Street, and
(3) The State Police
				Barracks and Garage on Hospital Street, and
(4) Blaine House Complex, and
(5) Blaine Memorial, and
(6) The Augusta Mental Health Institute
				Complex, and
(7) ANY OTHER STATE
				CONTROLLED LOCATIONS, WHETHER ITS OWNED, LEASED, OR JUST USED BY THE STATE
				WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF AUGUSTA, MAINE.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - BUREAU OF CAPITOL SECURITY › Chapter 41 - CAPITOL AREA SECURITY RULES › Section 219-41-3 - Penalties

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person found guilty of violating any of these regulations
				  shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Revised Statutes, Title 25,
				  Section 2910.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - BUREAU OF CAPITOL SECURITY › Chapter 42 - RULES RELATING TO PARKING ON STATE PROPERTY › Section 219-42-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. "Public way" or "public ways". All roads
				and driveways on lands maintained for the State Government at the Capitol area
				or other state controlled locations in Augusta.
B. "Parking area" or "parking areas". All
				lands maintained by the State within the City of Augusta which may be
				designated as parking areas by the DIRECTOR OF General Services or by the
				SUPERINTENDENT OF AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE, with prior approval of the
				COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
C.
				"Curb" The outer edge of a defined sidewalk, on either edge of the route and
				usually traveled part of the street or public way.
D. "Loading Zone" A space adjacent to a curb,
				loading platform or building reserved for the exclusive use of motor vehicles
				during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
E. "Driver" Every person who is driving or is
				in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
F. "Motor Vehicle" Any self-propelled vehicle
				not operated exclusively on tracks, including motorcycles, motor driven cycles,
				mopeds, and snow traveling vehicles.
G. "Pedestrian" Any person afoot.
H. "Person" Every natural person, firm,
				partnership, association. or corporation.
I. "Police officer" Every sworn officer of
				the Bureau of Capitol Security or any law enforcement officer authorized to
				issue process for civil or criminal violations.
J. "Right of Way" The privilege of the
				immediate use of the roadway.
K.
				"Stop" Complete cessation of movement.
L. "Time" Whenever certain hours are named
				herein they shall mean Standard Time or Daylight Time as may be in current use
				in this State.
M. "Traffic"
				Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either
				singly or together, while using ways.
N. "Traffic Control Devices" All signs,
				signals, markings and devices, whether immovable or whether manually,
				electrically or mechanically operated, placed or erected by authority of the
				DIRECTOR OF General Services or by the SUPERINTENDENT OF AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH
				INSTITUTE, with prior approval of the COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, by which
				traffic is alternately directed to stop and proceed or for the purpose of
				regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
O. "Individual Parking Space" A portion of
				the surface of the street or parking area of sufficient length and width to
				accommodate a motor vehicle to be parking.
P. "Abandoned Motor Vehicle" A vehicle which
				has remained parked for more than twenty-four (24) hours on any State-owned
				parking area without authority of the Bureau of Capitol Security.
Q. "Travel lane" That portion of a street or
				parking area designed to allow motor vehicles to pass through.