16- 163 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 5 - Licensing Standards
1. An application
will not be accepted as complete unless it includes all materials required to
be evaluated for licensure. To obtain a new license, a service applicant must:
A. Apply on forms available from Maine
EMS.
B. Submit a fee of
$100.00
C. Demonstrate to Maine EMS
that:
1. The applicant has placed a notice,
approved by Maine EMS, in the most widely circulated newspaper(s) serving the
proposed primary service area(s). The notice must state:
(a) The name and legal status of the entity
making application
(b) The name of
the proposed service;
(c) The type
of service proposed;
(d) The
proposed license level to be provided;
(e) The names of the municipalities within
the primary response area of the proposed service;
(f) That the public is invited to make
comment to Maine EMS regarding the proposed application, and that comments must
be received by Maine EMS within 30 calendar days after the date of the notice's
publication; and,
(g) The current
mailing address of the Maine EMS office.
2. The applicant possesses the equipment
required by these Rules for the type of service and license level
proposed.
3. The applicant can
provide personnel required by these Rules for the type of service and license
level proposed.
4. The applicant,
if applying for a license that includes a primary service area, has made
adequate arrangements for full time dispatch.
5. The applicant possesses two-way radio
communications equipment and frequencies for the proposed type of service,
including, but not limited to the hospital-ambulance frequencies utilized in
the service area(s) pursuant to these Rules and the designated Maine EMS
statewide frequency "155.385."
6.
If the application is for a new service or a change of service ownership: the
applicant, if an individual is of good character, and if a partnership or
corporation, its partners or principal officers are of good character. Four
character references, written within the past year, must be submitted as a
condition of meeting this requirement; none may be from a relative or employee
of the applicant.
7. If the
application is for a non-transporting service, the non-transporting service has
either (1) entered into written agreements with the ambulance services which
will transport its patients, guaranteeing continuity of care for the patient
and simultaneous dispatch of the non-transporting and ambulance services, or
(2) otherwise addresses these concerns in a plan approved by Maine EMS which
includes as a component a written agreement of this nature with at least one
ambulance service.
(a) An ambulance service
is not required to approve of or enter into a written agreement with a
non-transporting EMS service.
8. The applicant has established a service
level Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement Committee (for approval under
32 M.R.S.
§92-A ), or has identified a
Board-approved Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement committee in which the
service will participate, and has submitted a quality assurance plan that is
subject to Maine EMS approval.
9.
The applicant meets the quality assurance/quality improvement requirements of
Chapter 18 of these Rules.
10. The
applicant has designated a service director, who shall act as the point of
contact for the service.
11. The
applicant has designated a person whose serves as the training and education
point of contact for the service.
12. The applicant has identified the
designated infection control officer for the proposed service. Pursuant to
42 U.S.C. §
300ff-136, each employer of emergency
response employees in the State of Maine must have a designated infection
control officer (ICO) for the purposes of receiving notifications and responses
and making requests under 42 U.S.C. Chapter 6A, Subchapter XXIV, Part G. The
licensee shall provide the ICO name and contact information to Maine Emergency
Medical Services, and promptly notify Maine EMS of any changes in ICO during
the term of its license. Maine EMS will provide this information to the
Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control,
Division of Infectious Disease.
13.
The applicant, if applying for a license or permit to the Advanced EMT (AEMT)
or Paramedic levels, has a service-specific medical director, effective January
1, 2022 .
14. If the applicant
lists a service-level medical director, the application must include a medical
director agreement.
15. The
applicant has in the case of a proposed service requesting a license or permit
to administer drugs/medications entered into a written contract with a single
hospital which has a pharmacy, several hospitals with either individual or
central supply points, or some other source approved by the Board which will
provide a system of control and accountability of drugs/medications pursuant to
these Rules.
16. If the applicant
intends to provide Paramedic Inter--Facility Transfers (PIFT), a separate
application must be submitted to and approved by Maine EMS before the service
performs such transfers. Personnel providing PIFT treatment on behalf of the
service must successfully complete a Maine EMS-approved PIFT course prior to
performing such treatment.
17. The
applicant has submitted a safety program that addresses its patients,
personnel, and the general public during operations.
2. Except as provided in paragraph
3, below, a service license is issued for a period of 12 months. Maine EMS may
issue a license that expires prior to the twelfth month and prorate the
licensing fee if it is determined that such a change is in the best interest of
the service and the system.
3.
Effective July 1, 2021, initial and renewal service applications will be
issued/renewed with a November 30, 2021 expiration date in order to establish a
common month of expiration for all services. Maine EMS will prorate service and
vehicle fees during the transition period.
4. Notwithstanding the notice requirements of
§5(1)(C)(1), Maine EMS may issue a temporary service license for up to 60
days to an applicant if Maine EMS determines that issuance of the temporary
license will avert the disruption of emergency medical services in the primary
service area(s) listed in the applicant's application.
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