Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 85-B – Emergency medical services ambulance operators
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1. Mandatory qualifications. The board shall adopt rules governing qualifications for and standards to be observed by emergency medical services ambulance operators, including:
A. Establishing licensing requirements for emergency medical services ambulance operators; [PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
B. Establishing minimal education and continuing education requirements for emergency medical services ambulance operators; [PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
C. Providing for Maine Emergency Medical Services approval of training programs for emergency medical services ambulance operators that are conducted in accordance with standards approved by the board; and [PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
D. Establishing requirements for holding a valid state driver’s license pursuant to Title 29?A, chapter 11, subchapter 1. [PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 85-B
- Ambulance: means any vehicle, whether an air, ground or water vehicle, that is designed, constructed or routinely used or intended to be used for the transportation of ill or injured persons. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Ambulance service: means any person, persons or organization that holds itself out to be a provider of transportation of ill or injured persons or that routinely provides transportation for ill or injured persons. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Board: means the Emergency Medical Services' Board established pursuant to section 88. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- License: means a full, temporary, provisional or conditional license issued by the board under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Maine Emergency Medical Services: means the board, the emergency medical services director and staff within the Department of Public Safety responsible for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
2. Background check. The board shall obtain criminal history record information containing a record of public criminal history record information as defined in Title 16, section 703, subsection 8 for an applicant for licensure under this section. Information obtained pursuant to this subsection is confidential and may be used only to determine suitability for issuance of a license to operate an emergency medical services ambulance. The results of criminal history record information checks received by the board are for official use only and may not be disseminated outside the board. The applicant for licensure shall pay the expense of obtaining the information required by this subsection.
[PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
3. Persons requiring a license to operate an emergency medical services ambulance. A person not licensed under section 85 who is associated with a ground ambulance service shall obtain a license under this section to operate an emergency medical services ambulance. This section does not apply to a person not associated with a ground ambulance service who operates an emergency medical services ambulance.
[PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
4. Licensing actions. A license issued under this section is subject to the provisions of sections 90?A and 91?A.
[PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
5. Effect on tort claims. This section does not increase any liability that may arise or be limited under Title 14, chapter 741.
[PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
6. Rules. The board shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2?A.
[PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 220, §3 (NEW).