Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 474, §1, is further amended to read:

3. Minimum requirements for initial licensing. In setting rules for the initial licensure of emergency medical services persons, the board shall ensure that a person is not licensed to care for patients unless that person's qualifications are at least those specified in this subsection. Any person who meets these conditions is considered to have the credentials and skill demonstrations necessary for licensure to provide emergency medical treatment.

A. The person must have completed successfully the training specified in rules adopted by the board pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

B. The person must have successfully completed cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements as specified in rules adopted by the board pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

C. The person must have successfully completed a state written and practical test for basic emergency medical treatment.

A criminal background check must be conducted for applicants for initial licensure under this section.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §85, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 152, §2, is further amended to read:

4. Minimum requirements for relicensing. The board shall set by rule the license and relicensing requirements and the relicensing interval for emergency medical services persons. A person who is duly licensed in Maine as an emergency medical services person must be issued a renewal license if the following requirements are met:

A. The person must have satisfactorily completed relicensure training as defined in the rules; and

B. The person must have satisfactorily demonstrated competence in the skills required for the license level. Skill competence may be satisfied by a combination of run report reviews and continuing education training programs conducted in accordance with the rules or by satisfactorily completing the state written and practical tests.