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LD562 • 2025

An Act to Update Reimbursement Rates for Transportation of Deceased Persons by Funeral Homes When the Transport is at the Request of the Chief Medical Examiner

An Act to Update Reimbursement Rates for Transportation of Deceased Persons by Funeral Homes When the Transport is at the Request of the Chief Medical Examiner

Healthcare
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Update Reimbursement Rates for Transportation of Deceased Persons by Funeral Homes When the Transport is at the Request of the Chief Medical Examiner

An Act to Update Reimbursement Rates for Transportation of Deceased Persons by Funeral Homes When the Transport is at the Request of the Chief Medical Examiner Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Update Reimbursement Rates for Transportation of Deceased Persons by Funeral Homes When the Transport is at the Request of the Chief Medical Examiner Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2232(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2232(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 562 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2232(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2232(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 562 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-14 House

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

  3. 2026-04-14 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-19 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Update Reimbursement Rates for Transportation of Deceased Persons by Funeral Homes When the Transport is at the Request of the Chief Medical Examiner
Sponsor:
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2232(07)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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S.P. 241 - L.D. 562
An Act to Update Reimbursement Rates for Transportation of Deceased
Persons by Funeral Homes When the Transport is at the Request of the Chief
Medical Examiner
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3024, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 2011, c. 445, §1 and affected
by §3, is further amended to read:
The Chief Medical Examiner may authorize any other expenses necessary to carry out
the Chief Medical Examiner's duties. The Chief Medical Examiner shall reimburse a
funeral establishment that transports a body to Augusta at the request of the Office of Chief
Medical Examiner at the following rates: for up to and including the first 25 miles, $120
$135; for the next 25 miles, $2 $2.20 per mile traveled while actually transporting a body;
and for miles in excess of 50, $1.75 $2 per mile traveled while actually transporting a body.
If an employee of a funeral establishment is required to wait at the Office of Chief Medical
Examiner due to processes or other official activities of the Chief Medical Examiner, the
Chief Medical Examiner shall reimburse the funeral establishment at a rate equal to the
wage rate in Title 26, section 664, subsection 1 for the period of time the employee waits.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Chief Medical Examiner - Office of 0412
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the transportation reimbursement rate and to
establish a reimbursement rate for employees of funeral establishments requested to
transport a body for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner who are required to wait.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $12,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $12,000
APPROVED
APRIL 16, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
742
PUBLIC LAW