F. Pursuant to rules adopted by the department, when it is determined that confidentiality is no longer warranted due to general public knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the complaint or investigation and when the investigation would not be prejudiced by the disclosure; or

G. To the person investigated on request of that person. The director may refuse to disclose part or all of any investigative information, including the fact of an investigation when the director determines that disclosure would prejudice the investigation. The authority of the director to make such a determination may not be delegated.

Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §92-A, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 229, §11, is amended to read:

2. Confidentiality. All proceedings and records of proceedings concerning the quality assurance activities of an emergency medical services quality assurance committee approved by the board and all reports, information and records provided to the committee are confidential and may not be obtained by discovery from the committee, the board or its staff. Quality assurance information may be disclosed to a licensee as part of any board-approved educational or corrective process.

SUMMARY

This bill extends the deadline for the completion of the ambulance vehicle operators course requirements from January 1, 2005 to January 1, 2007, corrects inconsistencies regarding complaint procedures between the Maine Emergency Medical Services Act of 1982 and the Maine Administrative Procedure Act and clarifies the confidentiality provisions in the areas of quality assurance and investigations regarding licensees in the emergency medical services field.