The Maine EMS Board enacts various committees for specific purposes or may combine committees for efficiency. The following committees either completed their tasks or were combined with other committees. All have ceased meeting. The minutes and materials are maintained for historical purposes and transparency.
EMS Labor Committee: A stakeholder group implemented December 2, 2020 by the Maine EMS Board to review workforce retention, quality and satisfaction in the EMS system workforce across Maine. The Committee completed its work December 1. 2020.
Exam Advisory Committee: The Exam Advisory Committee provides oversight to the State’s licensing exam process and provides information and recommendations to the Maine EMS Board. This committee was merged with the Education Committee on November 15, 2022.
EMS Financial Health Committee: The EMS Financial Health Committee was a stakeholder group implemented in 2022 by legislative order LD1258, "An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Stakeholder Group Convened by the Emergency Medical Services' Board Related to Reimbursement Rates for Ambulance Services by Health Insurance Carriers and To Improve Participation of Ambulance Service Providers in Carrier Networks" (PDF) (and the LD1258 Fiscal Note (PDF)) to review issues related to financial health and costs of ambulance service providers and the delivery of services by ambulance service providers in this State, including issues related to the medical necessity and reasonableness of ambulance services. The Committee completed its work December 13, 2022.
LD2105 Committee: A stakeholder group implemented March 18, 2020 by legislative order LD2105, "An Act To Protect Consumers From Surprise Emergency Bills" (PDF) to review issues related to reimbursement rates for ambulance services. The committee’s purpose was to provide a report and recommendations to the Maine Legislative standing committee on health coverage no later than February 1, 2021 (Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §4320-C). The Committee completed its work December 1, 2021.