Maine EMS has the following Rule Proposals for public comment, with public comment opening on November 5, 2025, and closing on December 5, 2025, at 11:59 P.M.
AGENCY: Department of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services Board (Maine EMS)
Comments may be offered starting on November 5, 2025, using the electronic form below (preferred), or emailed to Rulemaking.MaineEMS@maine.gov.
Public Comment Form: https://forms.office.com/g/bA8bJGyibc
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: 16-163 C.M.R. Ch. 11, Standards and Procedures for Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board Action
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSAL FILING NUMBER: 2025-P175
BRIEF SUMMARY: This rule proposes to repeal/replace Chapter 11 of Maine EMS’s current rules to address and implement changes to Maine EMS’s statute related to disciplinary and non-disciplinary actions resulting from P.L. 2025 c. 491, and to consolidate chapters of Maine EMS’s rules addressing misconduct and procedures for Maine EMS’s Licensing Board into one chapter. This rule identifies the procedures the Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board and Board Staff will take to evaluate an application that raises any concerns related to potential violation(s) of Maine EMS’s Rules and/or Statutes, and adds specificity to the statutory grounds with which action would be taken and avenues of appeal. This rule identifies the procedure the Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board and Board staff will take regarding the investigation and resolution of a complaint related to potential violation(s) of Maine EMS’s Rules and/or Statutes brought against a licensee, adding specificity to the statutory grounds with which action would be taken, avenues of appeal, and the notification procedure upon final agency action. This rule would implement a Maine EMS Code of Ethics specific to the needs of EMS in the State of Maine, and would make a violation of this code a violation of rules related to professional conduct. This rule adds specificity to the statutory authority related to ordering physical or mental examinations, clarifying that such an examination is ordered during an investigation into a complaint or concern, that a licensee bears the cost of an examination, and provides a process to petition the Licensing Board to waive such expense.
PUBLIC HEARING (if any): None
COMMENT DEADLINE: December 5, 2025, at 11:59 P.M.
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: 16-163 C.M.R. Ch. 12, Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSAL FILING NUMBER: 2025-P176
BRIEF SUMMARY: This rule proposes to repeal Chapter 12 of Maine EMS’s current rules to address and implement changes to Maine EMS’s statute related to the Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board established by P.L. 2025 c. 491, and to consolidate chapters of Maine EMS’s rules addressing procedures for Board licensure actions. Chapter 12 will be replaced and the procedures previously contained within this chapter will be addressed in proposed revisions to Chapter 11 of Maine EMS’s rules, and this chapter as proposed shall outline the operation of the Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board, including the terms of service of a Licensing Board appointee, the selection of a Chair and Chair-elect, the calling and frequency of meetings, and explanation of the consultation process during rulemaking regarding licensure functions.
PUBLIC HEARING (if any): None
COMMENT DEADLINE: December 5, 2025, at 11:59 P.M.
Proposed Chapter 12, Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board (PDF) (11/5/25)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: 16-163 C.M.R. Ch. 14, Sexual Misconduct
TYPE OF RULE: Routine Technical
PROPOSAL FILING NUMBER: 2025-P177
BRIEF SUMMARY: The purpose of this rulemaking is to repeal this chapter of Maine EMS’s rules to allow for the update and consolidation of the provisions of this chapter with Chapter 11: Standards and Procedures for Emergency Medical Services Licensing Board Action.
PUBLIC HEARING (if any): None
COMMENT DEADLINE: December 5, 2025, at 11:59 P.M.
Proposed Chapter 14, Sexual Misconduct (PDF) (11/5/25)
CONTACT PERSON FOR THESE FILINGS:
Jason J. Cooney
152 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0152
207-626-3864 – Phone
207-287-3659 – TTY
207-287-6251 - Fax
All of the Maine EMS Rules can be found at the Maine EMS Rules web page