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An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons

An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Scott Cyrway
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons

An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons Sponsor: Senator Scott Cyrway Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons Sponsor: Senator Scott Cyrway Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-03-18 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-03-11 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-02-14 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

  5. 2025-02-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-02-06 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-01-08 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons
Sponsor:
Senator Scott Cyrway
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0300(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 44 - L.D. 123
An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 2011, c. 271, §8, is further
amended to read:
C. The person must have successfully completed a state cognitive test for basic
emergency medical treatment and a board-approved practical evaluation assessment of
emergency medical treatment skills.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 2011, c. 271, §9, is further
amended to read:
B. The person must have satisfactorily demonstrated competence in the skills required
for the license level. Skill competence may be satisfied by a combination of run report
reviews and continuing education training programs conducted in accordance with the
rules or by satisfactorily completing the state cognitive test and a board-approved
practical evaluation assessment of emergency medical treatment skills.
APPROVED
MARCH 21, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
7
PUBLIC LAW