Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2929, sub-§2, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 291, §3, are amended to read:

C. A public safety answering point may disclose confidential information to designees of the bureau director for the purpose of system maintenance and quality control; and

D. The bureau director may disclose confidential information to public safety answering points, public or private safety agencies, emergency responders or others within the E-9-1-1 system to the extent necessary to implement and manage the E-9-1-1 system.; and

Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2929, sub-§2, ¶E is enacted to read:

E.__The bureau director may disclose or permit the disclosure of confidential information to a public safety agency to the extent necessary to allow that public safety agency to place outgoing emergency calls.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the confidentiality provisions of the E-9- 1-1 law to permit the use or disclosure of E-9-1-1 system information to public safety agencies to the extent necessary to allow the use of the system to make outgoing emergency calls.