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An Act To Require Notice to Municipalities of Certain Licensing and Registration Actions Taken by the Emergency Medical Services' Board
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §83, sub-§17-B  is enacted to read:
 
17-B.  Municipal officers.     "Municipal officers" means:
 
A.  The selectmen or councillors of a town; or
 
B.  The mayor and aldermen or councillors of a city.
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.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.