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state medical director is an ex officio nonvoting member of | | the board. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§2, ¶E, as amended by PL 1989, c. 857, §70, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | E. The board shall keep records and minutes of its | | activities and meetings. These records and minutes must | | be made easily accessible to the public and be provided | | expeditiously upon request. The board shall distribute to | | all licensed emergency medical services persons a | | publication listing training and testing opportunities, | meeting schedules of the board and regional councils | | supervising technical colleges, proposed rule changes and | | other information judged by the board to have merit in | | improving emergency medical patient care in the State. | | The board shall create, print and distribute this | | publication in the most cost-efficient manner possible. | | Any paid advertising utilized to accomplish this purpose | | may not be solicited by board members or staff and must be | | included in such a way that endorsement of a product or | | service by the board can not reasonably be inferred. The | | board may prepare, publish and disseminate educational and | | other materials to improve emergency medical patient care. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 32 MRSA §88, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 1991, c. 588, §16, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | H. With the approval of the commissioner, the board may | | enter into contracts, subject to provisions of state law, | | and delegate this authority to the director. The board | | may also delegate, through rules, to staff, any provision | | necessary to carry out this chapter, including the process | | of hearings. Funds appropriated or allocated to the | board to be contracted with the regional councils | | supervising technical colleges may be disbursed on a sole- | | source contract basis, according to guidelines established | | by the board. Funds must be expended in accordance with | | standard state contract or grant procedures and guidelines | | where appropriate. |
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| | | Sec. 13. 32 MRSA §89, as amended by PL 1999, c. 182, §15, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §89. Regions and supervising technical colleges |
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| | | 1. Regions to be established; supervising technical | | colleges. The board shall delineate regions within the State | | to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The board shall | set out conditions under which an organization | | college in |
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