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An Act to Require First Responder Training for Mental Health Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Recognition

An Act to Require First Responder Training for Mental Health Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Recognition

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Sponsor
Senator Timothy Nangle
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Require First Responder Training for Mental Health Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Recognition

An Act to Require First Responder Training for Mental Health Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Recognition Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require First Responder Training for Mental Health Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Recognition Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-03 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-11 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require First Responder Training for Mental Health Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Recognition
Sponsor:
Senator Timothy Nangle
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 993
S.P. 427 In Senate, March 11, 2025
An Act to Require First Responder Training for Mental Health
Crisis and Critical Incident Stress Recognition
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Senator: CURRY of Waldo.

Page 1 - 132LR1502(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §4201, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:
33-A. First responder. "First responder" has the same meaning as in Title 22, section
4 832-A, subsection 1, paragraph E.
5Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §4203 is enacted to read:
6§4203. Mental health crisis and critical incident stress recognition training
7 The Department of Public Safety shall develop and implement a training program for
8 first responders and other personnel described in section 4201, subsection 1 that teaches
9 self-recognition and management of mental health crises and critical incident stress for the
10 participants of the training and for the participants to recognize and manage mental health
11 crises and critical incident stress in others. The Department of Public Safety shall
12 collaborate with other departments and agencies, critical incident stress management peer
13 support persons, critical incident stress management teams and qualified organizations in
14 the State dedicated to mental well-being to develop, deliver and periodically update the
15 training. The training must be designed to present to a participant every 3 years.
16SUMMARY
17 This bill directs the Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with others, to
18 develop and implement training to be presented every 3 years to first responders and other
19 similar professions that teaches self-recognition and management of mental health crises
20 and critical incident stress for the participants of the training and for the participants to
21 recognize and manage mental health crises and critical incident stress in others.
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