16 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
163 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (MAINE EMS)
CHAPTER 10: RECIPROCITY
- Any ambulance service, vehicle or person licensed in another state or territory to provide emergency medical treatment and entering Maine in response to a call to assist in a mass-casualty situation, is exempt from the provisions of these Rules requiring licensure in Maine.
- If a person holds a valid license or certificate entitling him/her to practice as an EMS provider in another state or territory, he/she may receive reciprocal licensing provided he/she satisfies all the requirements of Chapter 5. Licensure and license expiration date will be based on materials supplied by the applicant which demonstrate the following:
- Certification of training history.
- Certification of testing history.
- Certification/licensure in another state or territory.
- History of criminal convictions and actions taken against professional licenses in accordance with Chapter 5 of these rules. Maine EMS will consider this to the extent allowed by Maine law.
AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S., Chapter 2-B.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 3, 1978 (EMERGENCY)
AMENDED: April 1, 1982
December 25, 1982 - Sec. 2.31, 3131, 6.311, 6.63 and 6.73
January 1, 1984 - Sec. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8.32, 10.2, 10.3, 11.1066, 11.1067
April 30, 1985 - Sec. 1, 2.846.222, 6.332, 9.313, 8.3216 and 9.11
January 1, 1986 - Sec. 1, 6. 8.15, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 11.103
September 1, 1986
August 25, 1987 - Sec. 5, 6.011 and 12 (added)
July 1, 1988
March 4, 1992
September 1, 1996
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
July 1, 2000
REPEALED AND REPLACED: July 1, 2000
July 1, 2003
January 10, 2021
October 1, 2009