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Public Input for Rules
Notices are published each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rulemaking. You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person. You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing. If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one - the agency may then schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it. If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions: you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rulemaking if the petition is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rulemaking if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone (207) 287-1615) will provide you with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered voters, or from "...any person who may be directly, substantially and adversely affected by the application of a rule..." (Title 5 §11112). WorldWide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts of adopted rule chapters may be found on the internet at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules. There is also a list of rulemaking liaisons (http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/liaisons.html), who are single points of contact for each agency.
PROPOSALS
AGENCY: 16-163 - Department of Public Safety (DPS), Maine Emergency Medical Services (Maine EMS)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 19, Community Paramedicine
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2019-P092
BRIEF SUMMARY: This rule is intended to establish guidelines under which the Emergency Medical Services Board may issue a Community Paramedicine designation to an entity that is applying for such a designation under 32 MRS ch. 2-B §84(4): Establishment of community paramedicine services. The board may establish community paramedicine services. As used in this subsection, "community paramedicine" means the practice by an emergency medical services provider primarily in an out-of-hospital setting of providing episodic patient evaluation, advice and treatment directed at preventing or improving a particular medical condition, within the scope of practice of the emergency medical services provider as specifically requested or directed by a physician.
The board shall establish by rule the requirements and application and approval process of community paramedicine services established pursuant to this subsection. At a minimum, an emergency medical services provider, including, but not limited to, an ambulance service or nontransporting emergency medical service, that conducts community paramedicine services shall work with an identified primary care medical director, have an emergency medical services medical director and collect and submit data and written reports to the board, in accordance with requirements established by the board. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: The hearing date will be July 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the following locations:
Portland: Region 1, Maine Medical Center, Dana Center Conference Room 3, 22 Bramhall Street
Lewiston: Region 2, Central Maine Medical Center, Conference Room H, 12 High Street
Augusta: Region 3, Maine EMS Office, DeChamplain Conference Room, 45 Commerce Drive
Bangor: Region 4, Eastern Maine Community College, Public Safety Building - Room 102, Hogan Road
Caribou: Region 5, Aroostook County EMA - Conference Room, 158 Sweden Street
Rockland: Region 6, Knox County EMA, 301 Park Street
COMMENT DEADLINE: July 21, 2019
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION / MAINE EMS RULEMAKING LIAISON: Jason A. Oko, Maine EMS, 152 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0152. Telephone: (207) 626-3863. Fax: (207) 287-6251. Email: Jason.A.Oko@Maine.gov .
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES (if any):
AGENCY: 17-229 - Department of Transportation (DOT)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 308, Rules to Establish Seasonal Load Restrictions on Certain State and State Aid Highways
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2019-P093
BRIEF SUMMARY: This amendment is to update Section 1, "Definitions", sub section #6, "Special Commodity", to include a new letter "k)" (United States mail).
PUBLIC HEARING: N/A
COMMENT DEADLINE: July 19, 2019
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION: Clifton Curtis, DOT, 16 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04330. Telephone: (207) 624-3568. Email: Clifton.W.Curtis@Maine.gov .
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: N/A
AGENCY: 18-691 - Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS), Office of Marijuana Policy
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 4, Marijuana Manufacturing Facilities
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2019-P094
BRIEF SUMMARY: This rule is promulgated to establish standards and procedures related to manufacturing marijuana, marijuana concentrate, and marijuana products. This rule implements requirements of 22 MRS ch. 558-C, including a marijuana track and trace system, and establishes minimum standards for manufacturing marijuana and marijuana products for medical use, including requirements for facility registration, requirements for engaging in marijuana extraction using inherently hazardous substances, staff qualifications, and security and testing. This rule protects public health and assures safe practices related to marijuana manufacturing, requiring a level of competency of facility personnel and appropriate equipment to process and extract marijuana.
PUBLIC HEARING: Monday, July 8, 2019 - 8:00 a.m., Deering Building, 90 Blossom Lane, Room 101, Augusta, ME 04330
COMMENT DEADLINE: Thursday, July 18, 2019
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION: Gabi Pierce; Office of Marijuana Policy, 162 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, Telephone: (207) 624-7491. Fax: (207) 287-2671. Email: Gabi.Pierce@Maine.gov .
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES (if any):
ADOPTIONS
Pursuant to Ch. 380 of the Public Laws of 2011, notice of the adoption of rules will no longer be published in the newspaper rulemaking notices; our Wednesday web notices will continue to carry them, however. Information on rules adopted through the Maine Administrative Procedure Act as well as the full text of adopted rules is available on the internet at http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules .
