| A. The board shall monitor the provision of emergency | medical services within the State. The board shall | establish, by rule, its goals in monitoring the provision | of services and in insuring ensuring that these services | are appropriately delivered. These goals must be in the | nature of objectives and do not constitute absolute | requirements. In establishing these goals, the board shall | seek the input of individuals, agencies, services and | organizations interested in emergency medical services. | The board shall also take into consideration the goals | established by the regional councils supervising technical | colleges pursuant to section 89. |
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| B. In each year, and in conjunction with the preparation | of the emergency medical services report, the director | under the direction of the board shall prepare a list of | those among the goals that most need to be pursued in the | succeeding year. This list must be made available to the | regional councils supervising technical colleges so that | the regional councils supervising technical colleges may | propose projects to further particular goals within their | own regions. |
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| C. In pursuing these goals, the board may make grants to | the regional councils supervising technical colleges for | projects the regional councils supervising technical | colleges have proposed, and that the board has determined | are consistent with the requirements and goals of this | chapter; contract for services; cooperate with other | departments or agencies; accept and disburse granted | funds; or act in other lawful ways as may best serve the | public good. |
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| | Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §84, sub-§3, ¶¶B and E, as amended by PL 1991, c. 588, | §12, are further amended to read: |
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| B. The extent and nature of the continuing programs of | training and support for emergency medical services | carried out by the regional councils supervising technical | colleges and Maine Emergency Medical Services; |
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| E. The income and expenditures of the board and of the | regional councils supervising technical colleges on | emergency medical services. |
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| | Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §84-A, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 730, | §§10 and 16, is amended to read: |
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| A. To review the function and operation of the board and | regional councils, in matters involving emergency medical |
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