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An Act To Expand the Membership of the Maine Elder Death Analysis Review Team
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §200-H, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 324, §1, is further amended to read:
 
1. Composition. The team is composed of 1316 members as follows:
 
A.  The Chief Medical Examiner, ex officio;
 
B.  The Director of Investigations for the Office of the Attorney General, ex officio;
 
C. The Director of the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services within the Department of Health and Human Services, ex officio;
 
D.  The Director of the Health Care Crimes Unit within the Office of the Attorney General, ex officio;
 
E.  The Director of Community ResourceAging Planning and Resources Development within the Department of Health and Human Services, BureauOffice of Elder and Adult Services, ex officio;
 
F.  The Director of the Adult Protective Services program within the Department of Health and Human Services, BureauOffice of Elder and Adult Services, ex officio;
 
G.  The Director of Adult Mental Health Services within the Department of Health and Human Services, ex officio;
 
H.  The executive director of the long-term care ombudsman program, as established in Title 22, section 5106, subsection 11-C, ex officio;
 
H-1.  A sexual assault nurse examiner within the Office of the Attorney General, ex officio;
 
I.  A representative of victim services, appointed by the Attorney General;
 
J.  A commanding officer of the Criminal Investigation Division within the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of the State Police, appointed by the Attorney General;
 
K.  A prosecutor, nominated by a statewide association of prosecutors and appointed by the Attorney General;
 
L.  A police chief, nominated by a statewide association of chiefs of police and appointed by the Attorney General; and
 
M.  A sheriff, nominated by a statewide association of sheriffs and appointed by the Attorney General.;
 
N.  A physician, a geriatrician or a primary care physician who works in the area of elder care, nominated by a statewide association of physicians and appointed by the Attorney General; and
 
O.  An emergency medical services' person, nominated by a statewide association of emergency medical services professionals and appointed by the Attorney General.
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the section of law that lists the composition of the Maine Elder Death Analysis Review Team in the Attorney General's Office. It makes a change to reflect the updating of a position title and it adds 3 positions, a sexual assault nurse examiner, a physician and an emergency medical services professional.