Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §83, sub-§19, as amended by PL 1989, c. 857, §68, is further amended to read:

19. Protocol. "Protocol" means the written statement, representing a consensus of the medical control physicians of an emergency medical services region approved by the Medical Direction and Practices Board and filed with the board, specifying the conditions under which some form of emergency medical care is to be given by emergency medical services persons.

Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 161, §§5 and 6, is further amended to read:

3. Minimum requirements for initial licensing. In setting rules for the initial licensure of emergency medical services persons, the board shall ensure that a person is not licensed to care for patients unless that person's qualifications are at least those specified in this subsection. Any person who meets these conditions is considered to have the credentials and skill demonstrations necessary for the ambulance attendant level of licensure to provide basic emergency medical treatment.

A. The person must have completed successfully the training specified in rules adopted by the board pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

B. The person must have successfully completed cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements as specified in rules adopted by the board pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

C. The person must have successfully completed a state written and practical test for basic emergency medical treatment.

D. The person must be sponsored by a Maine licensed ambulance service or nontransporting emergency medical service.

Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §86, as amended by PL 1995, c. 161, §§7 and 8, is further amended by amending the headnote to read:

§86. Ambulance services and nontransporting medical services

Sec. 10. 32 MRSA §86, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 588, §14, is further amended to read: