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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Require Notice to Municipalities of Certain Licensing and Registration Actions Taken by the Emergency Medical Services' Board’
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2 and 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §88, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Notice of action.     In any proceeding under this section with regard to an ambulance service owned and operated by a municipality or a private ambulance service with which a municipality contracts for services, if the board takes action under subsection 3 or 4, the board shall notify in writing the town manager or city manager and the municipal officers of the municipality that owns and operates or contracts with the ambulance service within 5 business days of taking the action.
Sec. 3.  32 MRSA §90-A, sub-§6  is enacted to read:
 
6.  Notice of action.    In any proceeding under this section with regard to an ambulance service owned and operated by a municipality or a private ambulance service with which a municipality contracts for services, if the board takes further licensing action under subsection 4, the board shall notify in writing the town manager or city manager and the municipal officers of the municipality that owns and operates or contracts with the ambulance service within 5 business days of taking the action.’
 
SUMMARY
The amendment removes from the bill the requirement of notice regarding pending investigations. It also removes the exception from confidentiality to provide that notice. It requires notice in writing to be provided to the town manager or city manager and the municipal officers within 5 business days of the date when the Emergency Medical Services' Board takes licensing or registration action against or issues letters of guidance or concern with regard to an ambulance service that is owned and operated by the municipality or that contracts to provide services for the municipality.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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