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ME LD2128
Bill
AI Summary
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Reduces the Emergency Medical Services' Board from 12 governor-appointed members to 5, with new positions representing emergency medical dispatch, municipal administration, EMS administrators, a licensed paramedic, and a licensed EMT/advanced EMT
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Changes regional council appointment process so councils directly appoint their board representative rather than nominating candidates for the Governor to select
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Requires regional councils to regularly advise their board representative on regional issues, concerns, and policies, and updates council membership to include emergency medical dispatch centers and EMS training centers
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Mandates the EMS Board submit an annual report by January 1st to the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee with recommended statutory changes, and authorizes the committee to introduce legislation based on those recommendations
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Reduces the number of board members needed to call a meeting from 7 to 5, and allows current board members to serve until their existing terms expire
Legislative Description
An Act to Reorganize the Emergency Medical Services' Board to Implement the Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State
Emergency Medical Services
Last Action
Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
3/12/2026