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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.
 
Effective September 12, 2009