APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 10, 2021 159
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 391 - L.D. 1290
An Act To Amend the Statement of Purpose of the Maine Emergency
Medical Services Act of 1982 To Include Emergency Responses That Do Not
Require Transportation
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §81-A, last ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 274, §1, is further
amended to read:
It is the intent of the Legislature to designate that a central agency be responsible for
the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical
services and the overall planning, evaluation, coordination, facilitation and regulation of
emergency medical services systems. Further, the Legislature finds that the provision of
prompt, efficient and effective emergency medical dispatch and emergency medical care,
a well-coordinated trauma care system, effective communication between prehospital care
providers and hospitals and the safe handling and transportation, and the treatment and
nontransport under appropriate medical guidance, of the sick and injured are key elements
of an emergency medical services system. This chapter is intended to promote the public
health, safety and welfare by providing for the creation of a statewide emergency medical
services system with standards for all providers of emergency medical services.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1290, SP 391: 32.81
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 159: 32.81