H.P. 1429 - L.D. 1993
An Act to Require the Development of a Plan for the Recovery, Identification and Disposition of Human Remains in a Disaster
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §703, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 460, §3, is amended to read:
1. Civil emergency preparedness. "Civil emergency preparedness" means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters or catastrophes caused by enemy attacks, sabotage, riots or other hostile action, or by fire, flood, earthquake or other natural or man-made human-made causes. These functions include, without limitation, fire fighting, police, medical and health, emergency welfare, rescue, engineering, air raid warning and communications services; radiologi-
cal, chemical and other special weapons defense; evacuation of persons from stricken areas; recovery, identification and disposition of human remains; economic stabilization; allocation of critical materials in short supply; emergency transportation; existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection; other activities related to civilian protection; and other activities necessary to the preparation for the carrying out of these functions.
Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §704, as amended by PL 1991, c. 376, §65, is further amended by adding at the end 2 new paragraphs to read:
The director, in consultation with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, shall prepare a plan for the recovery, identification and disposition of human remains in a disaster. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for execution of the plan, with full cooperation and assistance from all other members of the civil emergency preparedness forces.
This plan must be reviewed and updated as necessary. The director shall see that the plan and the reviews receive suitable dissemination on a timely basis.
Effective June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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