Maine § 32 §86 Ambulance services and nontransporting medical services

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §86 — Ambulance services and nontransporting medical services

Maine § 32 §86

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 2-BMAINE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF 1982

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §86 (2026).

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1.Ambulance services and nontransporting medical services to be licensed. Every ambulance service and nontransporting emergency medical service must be licensed, operate in accordance with the rules adopted and protocols developed for services under this chapter and carry the equipment called for in those rules.

2.Care of patient. Whenever an ambulance transports a patient from the scene of an emergency, the patient must be cared for by a physician, by a flight nurse or by a person licensed under this chapter to provide emergency medical care. Whenever an ambulance transports a patient from a hospital or other health care facility to another place, the patient must be cared for by: 2-A. Treatment. When an ambulance service or nontransporting emergency medical service is present at an acc

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Ambulance services and nontransporting medical services to be licensed.
Every ambulance service and nontransporting emergency medical service must be licensed, operate in accordance with the rules adopted and protocols developed for services under this chapter and carry the equipment called for in those rules.
2.
Care of patient.
Whenever an ambulance transports a patient from the scene of an emergency, the patient must be cared for by a physician, by a flight nurse or by a person licensed under this chapter to provide emergency medical care. Whenever an ambulance transports a patient from a hospital or other health care facility to another place, the patient must be cared for by:
2-A.
Treatment.
When an ambulance service or nontransporting emergency medical service is present at an accident or other situation in which a person or persons require emergency medical treatment, the medical treatment of the patients must be carried out in accordance with any rules adopted under this chapter, any protocols as defined in section 83, subsection 19 and any orders given by online medical control; except that:
3.
Air transportation.
Any patient transported by air must be flown on a service licensed under Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 135 or Part 121. In such an instance, the flight is deemed to be an air ambulance and the patient must be cared for as provided in subsection 2.
4.
Naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid overdose-reversing medication.
An ambulance service or a nontransporting emergency medical service licensed under this chapter may dispense naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid overdose-reversing medication in accordance with Title 22, section 2353, subsection 2‑A and the rules adopted and protocols developed for ambulance services and nontransporting emergency medical services under this chapter. An opioid overdose-reversing medication referenced in this subsection must be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 661, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 530, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 588, §14 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 152, §3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 161, §§7,8 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 182, §§9-11 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 274, §15 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 82, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 627, Pt. B, §9 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 161, §5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 241, §4 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 161, §6 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 316, §3 (REV).