Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 82 – Requirement for license
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1. Licenses required. An ambulance service, ambulance, nontransporting emergency medical service, emergency medical services person, emergency medical services ambulance operator, emergency medical dispatch center or emergency medical dispatcher may not operate or practice unless duly licensed by the Emergency Medical Services’ Board pursuant to this chapter, except as stated in subsection 2.
[PL 2021, c. 220, §1 (AMD).]
Attorney's Note
Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class E crime | up to 6 months | up to $1,000 |
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 82
- Ambulance: means any vehicle, whether an air, ground or water vehicle, that is designed, constructed or routinely used or intended to be used for the transportation of ill or injured persons. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Ambulance service: means any person, persons or organization that holds itself out to be a provider of transportation of ill or injured persons or that routinely provides transportation for ill or injured persons. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Board: means the Emergency Medical Services' Board established pursuant to section 88. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Emergency medical services ambulance operator: means a person associated with a licensed ground ambulance service who operates an ambulance in emergency mode or transports patients and is not licensed under section 85. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Flight nurse: means any registered professional nurse, currently licensed in the State, who has completed a prehospital care curriculum authorized by the Emergency Medical Services' Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- License: means a full, temporary, provisional or conditional license issued by the board under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Nontransporting emergency medical service: means any organization, person or persons who hold themselves out as providers of emergency medical treatment and who do not routinely provide transportation to ill or injured persons, and who routinely offer or provide services to the general public beyond the boundaries of a single recreational site, business, school or other facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- Physician: has the meaning set forth in Title 24, section 2502, subsection 3. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 83
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Licenses not required. A Maine license shall not be required for:
A. Ambulance services and ambulances licensed in another state or province, provided that they do not have a base of operation in Maine and do not routinely pick up patients from the scene of their illness or injury in Maine and do not routinely carry patients between points both of which are in Maine; [PL 1981, c. 661, §2 (NEW).]
B. Ambulance services, ambulances, nontransporting emergency medical services and emergency medical services persons responding into Maine from out-of-state in response to civil emergencies or natural disasters; [PL 1995, c. 161, §2 (AMD).]
C. Ambulance services, ambulances, nontransporting emergency medical services and emergency medical services persons responding into Maine from out-of-state pursuant to board approved mutual aid agreements with Maine licensed services; [PL 1995, c. 161, §3 (AMD).]
D. A licensed physician; [PL 1981, c. 661, §2 (NEW).]
E. A person serving as an industrial nurse or safety officer, a school or youth camp nurse, a life guard, a member of a ski patrol, a nurse or technician in a hospital or a physician’s office, or other similar occupation in which the person provides on-site emergency treatment at a single facility to the patrons or employees of that facility; [PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).]
F. A person serving as a medical technician with the United States Armed Forces, the Maine Army National Guard or the Maine Air National Guard; or [PL 1993, c. 130, §1 (AMD).]
G. A flight nurse while acting within the scope of employment with a Maine licensed air ambulance service. [PL 1993, c. 130, §2 (NEW).]
When any doubt exists as to the applicability of this section to any person or service, that person or service shall seek an advisory opinion from the board.
[PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).]
3. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.
[PL 2007, c. 274, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 661, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 730, §§4,16 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 857, §61 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 588, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 130, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 161, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 683, §§C9,10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 274, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, §26 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 220, §1 (AMD).