CHAPTER 398
H.P. 287 - L.D. 385
An Act To Limit the Liability of Ambulance Services in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §8102, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 161, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1-A. Emergency medical service. "Emergency medical service" means:
A. A nonprofit, incorporated ambulance service or nontransporting emergency medical service licensed under Title 32, chapter 2-B, receiving full or partial financial support from or officially recognized by the State, a municipality or county or an entity created under Title 30-A, chapter 115 or 119, except when the emergency medical service is acting outside the scope of activities expressly authorized by the State, municipality, county or entity created under Title 30-A, chapter 115 or 119; and
B. A for-profit, incorporated ambulance service or nontransporting emergency medical service licensed under Title 32, chapter 2-B only when the emergency medical service is acting within the scope of emergency response activities expressly authorized by a contract between the emergency medical service and the State, municipality, county or entity created under Title 30-A, chapter 115 or 119.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §93-C is enacted to read:
1. Procurement of coverage. An ambulance service may not be required to procure liability insurance coverage that exceeds the liability limits specified in Title 14, sections 8104-D and 8105 while acting as an emergency medical service as defined in Title 14, section 8102, subsection 1-A.
2. Coverage required by insurer. An insurer providing insurance to an ambulance service may not require coverage that exceeds the liability limits specified in subsection 1.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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