Maine § 32 §85 Emergency medical services persons

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §85 — Emergency medical services persons

Maine § 32 §85

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 2-BMAINE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF 1982

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §85 (2026).

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1.Basic and advanced skills. With advice from and in consultation with the licensing board and Medical Direction and Practices Board, the board may provide, by rule, which skills, techniques and judgments constitute a basic emergency medical treatment.

2.Advanced emergency medical treatment. With the advice and consultation noted in subsection 1, the board may provide, by rule, which advanced skills, techniques and judgments may be supervised by a physician by means of standing orders, by voice radio and by other means. In every case, advanced emergency medical treatment must be given in accordance with protocols adopted by the Medical Direction and Practices Board.

3.Minimum requirements for licensing. In setting rules for the licensure of emergency medical services persons, the board,

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1.
Basic and advanced skills.
With advice from and in consultation with the licensing board and Medical Direction and Practices Board, the board may provide, by rule, which skills, techniques and judgments constitute a basic emergency medical treatment.
2.
Advanced emergency medical treatment.
With the advice and consultation noted in subsection 1, the board may provide, by rule, which advanced skills, techniques and judgments may be supervised by a physician by means of standing orders, by voice radio and by other means. In every case, advanced emergency medical treatment must be given in accordance with protocols adopted by the Medical Direction and Practices Board.
3.
Minimum requirements for licensing.
In setting rules for the licensure of emergency medical services persons, the board, in consultation with the licensing board, shall ensure that a person is not licensed to care for patients unless that person's qualifications are at least those specified in this subsection. Any person who meets these conditions is considered to have the credentials and skill demonstrations necessary for licensure to provide emergency medical treatment.
4.
Minimum requirements for relicensing.
The board, in consultation with the licensing 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:
5.
Ambulance attendants grandfathered.
6.
Ambulance operator course.
By January 1, 2007, a person whose job description includes operating an ambulance in an emergency mode or transporting a patient must possess within 6 months of being employed, certification of successful completion of a basic ambulance vehicle operator course, or a course that has been approved by the board as an equivalent, in order to operate an ambulance in an emergency mode or to transport a patient. This requirement applies to all paid and volunteer ambulance operators and transporters. This requirement is in addition to vehicle operator requirements of Title 29‑A or other law. A person whose job description includes operating an ambulance in an emergency mode or transporting a patient who successfully completes a basic ambulance vehicle operator course or a course that has been approved by the board as an equivalent may apply to the board for reimbursement for the cost of the course.
7.
Delegation.
A person acting under delegated authority pursuant to chapter 36 or 48 may not use or be governed by a license issued pursuant to this chapter while acting under that delegated authority, and a person acting under a license issued pursuant to this chapter may not be governed by delegated authority or engage in any activities delegated pursuant to chapter 36 or 48 while acting under a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
8.
Naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid overdose-reversing medication.
An emergency medical services person licensed under this chapter shall administer and dispense naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid overdose-reversing medication in compliance with protocols and training developed in accordance with this chapter. An opioid overdose-reversing medication referenced in this subsection must be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
9.
Dogs.
Notwithstanding section 4860, an emergency medical services person licensed under this chapter may provide emergency medical treatment to a law enforcement dog, as defined in Title 14, section 164‑B, subsection 1, paragraph B, or to a search and rescue dog, as defined in Title 14, section 164‑B, subsection 1, paragraph D, in accordance with protocols adopted by the Medical Direction and Practices Board.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 661, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 730, §§11,16 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 857, §69 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 588, §13 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 613 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 742, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 152, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 161, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 26, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 26, §2 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 182, §8 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 764, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 45, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 229, §3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 474, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 697, §C1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 559, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 664, §O1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 681, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 274, §§11-14 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 271, §§8-10 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 267, Pt. B, §25 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 370, §15 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 609, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 161, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 587, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 92, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 92, §2 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 132, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 161, §5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 166, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 587, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 646, Pt. A, §40 (AMD). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §47 (COR). PL 2025, c. 7, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 70, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 390, Pt. A, §52 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 491, §§5-7 (AMD).