An Act Regarding Regulation of Emergency Medical Services
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1985, c. 730, §§5 and 16, is further amended to read:
(1) An appropriate physician; or
(2) A physician assistant or nurse practitioner, licensed by the State, and authorized by a hospital to supervise and direct the actions of an emergency medical services person.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 182, §4, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §4, is further amended to read:
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§8, as amended by PL 1989, c. 857, §63, is further amended to read:
(1) An appropriate physician; or
(2) A physician assistant or nurse practitioner, licensed by the State, and authorized by a hospital to supervise and direct the actions of an emergency medical services person.
Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§16-B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 182, §6, is amended to read:
Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §84, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §8, is further amended to read:
Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §84, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §9, is further amended to read:
(1) The composition of regional councils and the process by which they come to be recognized;
(2) The manner in which regional councils must report their activities and finances and the manner in which those activities must be carried out under this chapter;
(3) The designation of regions within the State;
(4) The requirements for licensure for all vehicles, persons and services subject to this chapter, including training and testing of personnel; and
(5) Fees to be charged for licenses under this section.
Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §§12 and 13, is further amended to read:
The board shall obtain criminal history record information containing a record of conviction data from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System for an applicant seeking initial licensure under this subsection. Information obtained pursuant to this subsection is confidential and may be used only to determine suitability for initial issuance of a license to provide emergency medical services. The results of criminal history record checks received by the board are for official use only and may not be disseminated outside the board. The applicant for initial licensure shall pay the expense of obtaining the information required by this subsection.
Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §14, is further amended to read:
Sec. 10. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 26, §1 and affected by §2, is repealed.
Sec. 11. 32 MRSA §85-A, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 42, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 12. 32 MRSA §85-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 42, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 13. 32 MRSA §87-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 738, Pt. C, §8, is repealed.
Sec. 14. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 182, §12, is further amended to read:
Sec. 15. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 229, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. 16. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 229, §4, is amended to read:
Sec. 17. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§3, ¶F is enacted to read:
Sec. 18. 32 MRSA §90-B is enacted to read:
§ 90-B. Address of applicant
Beginning on January 1, 2012, an applicant for a license or renewal of a license under this chapter shall provide the board with:
If the applicant is willing to have the applicant's personal residence address and telephone number and personal e-mail address treated as public records, the applicant shall indicate that in the application and is not required to submit a different address under subsection 1.
Sec. 19. 32 MRSA §91-B is enacted to read:
§ 91-B. Confidentiality exceptions
The board and its committees and staff may disclose personal health information about and the personal residence address and personal telephone number of a licensee or an applicant for a license under this chapter to a government licensing or disciplinary authority or to a health care provider located within or outside this State that requests the information for the purposes of granting, limiting or denying a license or employment to the applicant or licensee.
(1) Notice of an adjudicatory proceeding, as defined under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 1, has been issued;
(2) A consent agreement has been executed; or
(3) A letter of dismissal has been issued or the investigation has otherwise been closed.
(1) To Maine Emergency Medical Services employees designated by the director;
(2) To designated complaint officers of the board;
(3) By a Maine Emergency Medical Services employee or complaint officer designated by the board to the extent considered necessary to facilitate the investigation;
(4) To other state or federal agencies when the files contain evidence of possible violations of laws enforced by those agencies;
(5) By the director, to the extent the director determines such disclosure necessary to avoid imminent and serious harm. The authority of the director to make such a disclosure may not be delegated;
(6) When it is determined, in accordance with rules adopted by the department, that confidentiality is no longer warranted due to general public knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the complaint or investigation and when the investigation would not be prejudiced by the disclosure; or
(7) To the person investigated on request of that person. The director may refuse to disclose part or all of any investigative information, including the fact of an investigation, when the director determines that disclosure would prejudice the investigation. The authority of the director to make such a determination may not be delegated.
Sec. 20. 32 MRSA §92, as amended by PL 2003, c. 559, §§4 and 5, is repealed.
Sec. 21. 32 MRSA §92-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 559, §6, is repealed.
Sec. 22. 32 MRSA §92-B, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 274, §28, is amended to read:
Sec. 23. 32 MRSA §95, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 274, §29, is amended to read:
§ 95. Authorize to participate
Notwithstanding section 92 91-B, Maine Emergency Medical Services is authorized to participate in and share information with the National Emergency Medical Services Information System.
summary
This bill amends the laws relating to emergency medical services. The bill modifies certain definitions, updates some language and consolidates and expands the confidentiality provisions governing the records of the Emergency Medical Services' Board, its committees, subcommittees and staff.