§85-D. Community paramedicine services
1.
License required.
A community paramedicine service must be licensed and must operate in accordance with rules and protocols adopted for services under this chapter.
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2.
Mandatory qualifications.
The board shall adopt rules governing the qualifications for and standards to be observed by community paramedicine services, including:
A.
The identification of a primary care medical director with whom the community paramedicine service works;
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B.
The identification of an emergency medical services medical director;
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C.
The qualifications for a primary care medical director or emergency medical services medical director identified under paragraph A or B, except that the board may not restrict eligibility to only licensed physicians and shall permit eligibility for an individual serving as a volunteer or serving in a dual capacity as a community paramedicine service's primary care medical director and emergency medical services medical director;
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D.
Compliance with the Maine Background Check Center Act requirements as described in Title 22, section 1691;
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E.
Conducting initial and ongoing training of all staff regarding their obligations as mandatory reporters; and
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F.
Meeting licensing standards that address the following areas:
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(1)
General requirements;
(2)
Qualifications for professional personnel;
(3)
Qualifications for paraprofessional personnel;
(4)
Treatment and services and their coordination;
(5)
Organizational structure, including lines of authority;
(6)
Treatment records;
(7)
Business records; and
(8)
Other aspects of community paramedicine that may be necessary to protect the public.
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Initial rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules and any subsequent amendments to rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
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SECTION HISTORY
PL 2025, c. 635, §10 (NEW).