APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 1, 2023 46
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 227 - L.D. 510
An Act to Protect the Public Health by Allowing the Appointment of
Associate Health Officers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §411, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Associate health officer. "Associate health officer" means a municipal
employee who has knowledge of the community and meets the educational, training and
experience standards established by the local health officer.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §451, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7. Associate health officers. Municipal officers may appoint one or more associate
health officers, as defined in section 411, subsection 1-A, to assist the local health officer
perform the local health officer’s duties during an actual or threatened epidemic or other
public health threat. An associate health officer is not required to meet the qualifications
set out in subsection 2 or in rules applicable to local health officers adopted by the
department. An associate health officer must work under the direct supervision of the local
health officer.
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §454-A, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 598, §7, is
amended to read:
G. Act as a resource for connecting residents with the public health services and
resources provided by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention; and
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §454-A, sub-§2, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 598, §7, is
amended by amending subparagraph (5) to read:
(5) Laws pertaining to prohibited dumping under Title 30‑A, section 3352.; and
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §454-A, sub-§2, ¶I is enacted to read:
I. Supervise associate health officers appointed under section 451, subsection 7.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 510, SP 227: 22.454
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 46: 22.454