LD 949
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services, the supervising technical colleges to assure
ensure that these organizations are in compliance with
their statutory and public service responsibilities;

 
Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1985, c. 730, §§11
and 16, is further amended to read:

 
1. Basic and advanced skills. With advice from and in
consultation with each regional council supervising technical
college and its medical control committee and with the
statewide emergency medical services' medical director, the
board may provide, by rule, which skills, techniques and
judgments constitute a basic emergency medical treatment.

 
Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §87-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 311, §4, is
amended to read:

 
1. Trauma care system development. Maine Emergency Medical
Services shall develop a statewide trauma care system plan
with the advice of the State Trauma Prevention and Control
Advisory Committee and the regional emergency medical services
councils supervising technical colleges.

 
Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §87-A, sub-§2, ¶H, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 311, §4,
is amended to read:

 
H. A regional emergency medical services coordinator
representative of a supervising technical college;

 
Sec. 10. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 713, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
A. The board has one member representing each regional
council, supervising technical college and 11 persons in
addition. Of the additional persons, one is an emergency
physician, one an attorney, two 2 representatives of the
public, one a representative of for-profit ambulance services,
one an emergency professional nurse, one a representative of
nontransporting emergency medical services, one a
representative of hospitals, one a representative of a
statewide association of fire chiefs, one a fire services
provider and one a representative of not-for-profit ambulance
services. The members that represent for-profit ambulance
services, nontransporting emergency medical services and not-
for-profit ambulance services must be licensed emergency
medical services persons. One of the nonpublic members must be
a volunteer emergency medical services provider. Appointments
are for 3-year terms. Members are appointed by the Governor.
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