Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 152, §2, is further amended to read:

4. Minimum requirements for relicensing. The board shall set by rule the license and relicensing requirements and the relicensing interval for emergency medical services persons. A person who is duly licensed in Maine as an emergency medical services person must be issued a renewal license if the following requirements are met:

A. The person must have satisfactorily completed relicensure training as defined in the rules; and

B. The person must have satisfactorily demonstrated competence in the skills required for the license level. Skill competence may be satisfied by a combination of run report reviews and continuing education training programs conducted in accordance with the rules or by satisfactorily completing the state written and practical tests.

If the person is not duly licensed at the time of application, the person must demonstrate skill and knowledge as defined in the rules.

To maintain a valid license, an emergency medical services person must meet the criteria set out in this section. If those criteria are not met, a person does not hold a valid license and must reapply for licensure.

A criminal history record check for information containing a record of conviction data from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System is not required for the relicensing of emergency medical services personnel.

Sec. 3. Application. A person who received an initial license to provide emergency medical services for whom the