Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-D – Volunteer health practitioner registration systems
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1. Registration system requirements. To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system, a system must:
A. Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency; [PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
B. Include information about the licensure and good standing of health practitioners that is accessible by authorized persons; [PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
C. Be capable of confirming the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before health services or veterinary services are provided under this chapter; and [PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
D. Meet one of the following conditions:
(1) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health care professionals established by a state and funded through the federal Department of Health and Human Services under Section 319I of the federal Public Health Service Act, 42 United States Code § 247d-7b (2017);
(2) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health and medical personnel formed pursuant to Section 2801 of the federal Public Health Service Act, 42 United States Code § 300hh (2017);
(3) Be operated by a:
(a) Disaster relief organization;
(b) Licensing board;
(c) National or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners;
(d) Health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health care services, including a tertiary care hospital; or
(e) Governmental entity; or
(4) Be designated by the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Maine Emergency Management Agency, as a registration system for the purposes of this chapter. [PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-D
- Emergency: means an event or condition that is an actual or imminent civil emergency or disaster or an actual or threatened epidemic or public health threat that is the subject of an emergency proclamation pursuant to section 742 or an emergency declaration pursuant to Title 22, section 802. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- Emergency declaration: means a declaration or proclamation of emergency issued by a person authorized to do so under the laws of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- Entity: means a person other than an individual. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- Health practitioner: means an individual licensed under the laws of this State or another state to provide health services or veterinary services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
- Health services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance or other services or supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-AHost entity: means an entity operating in this State that uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or a Canadian province that is a party to the International Emergency Management Assistance Compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Veterinary services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice or guidance or other services or supplies related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations, to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-AVolunteer health practitioner: means a health practitioner who provides health services or veterinary services while an emergency declaration is in effect, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 949-A
2. Confirmation of registration. While an emergency declaration is in effect, the Department of Health and Human Services or the Maine Emergency Management Agency, a person authorized to act on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Maine Emergency Management Agency or a host entity may confirm whether volunteer health practitioners utilized in this State are registered with a registration system that complies with subsection 1. Confirmation is limited to obtaining identities of the practitioners from the system and determining whether the system indicates that the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.
[PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
3. Notification by registration system. Upon request of a person in this State authorized under subsection 2, or a similarly authorized person in another state, a registration system located in this State shall notify the person of the identities of volunteer health practitioners and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.
[PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
4. Host entity discretion in selecting volunteers. A host entity is not required to use the services of a volunteer health practitioner even if the practitioner is registered with a registration system that indicates that the practitioner is licensed and in good standing.
[PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 396, §5 (NEW).