| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §152, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, | §4 and affected by §42, is further amended to read: |
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| | 9. Licensing jurisdiction. Except as provided in Title 5, | section 10004; Title 8, section 279-B; Title 10, section 8003, | subsection 5; Title 20-A, sections 10712 and 10713; Title 29-A; | Title 32, chapters 2-B, 105 and 114; and Title 35-A, section | 3132, exclusive jurisdiction upon complaint of an agency or, if | the licensing agency fails or refuses to act within a reasonable | time, upon complaint of the Attorney General to revoke or suspend | licenses issued by the agency. The District Court has original | jurisdiction upon complaint of a licensing agency to determine | whether renewal or reissuance of a license of that agency may be | refused. The District Court has original concurrent jurisdiction | to grant equitable relief in proceedings initiated by an agency | or the Department of the Attorney General alleging any violation | of a license or licensing laws or rules. |
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| Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a licensing agency | may not reinstate or otherwise affect a license suspended, | revoked or modified by the District Court pursuant to a complaint | filed by the Attorney General without the approval of the | Attorney General; |
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| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §10051, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, | §19 and affected by §80, is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Jurisdiction. Except as provided in section 10004; Title | 8, section 279-B; Title 10, section 8003; Title 20-A, sections | 10712 and 10713; Title 29-A; Title 32, chapters 2-B, 105 and 114; | and Title 35-A, section 3132, the District Court has exclusive | jurisdiction upon complaint of any agency or, if the licensing | agency fails or refuses to act within a reasonable time, upon | complaint of the Attorney General to revoke or suspend licenses | issued by the agency and has original jurisdiction upon complaint | of an agency to determine whether renewal or reissuance of a | license of that agency may be refused. |
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| | Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 742, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Advanced emergency medical treatment. With the advice and | consultation noted in subsection 1, the board may provide, by | rule, which advanced skills, techniques and judgments may be | supervised by a physician by means of standing orders, by voice | radio and by other means. Nothing in this section may preclude | protocols in a particular region from imposing controls more | strict than those permitted by the board's rules on the use of a |
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