‘Sec. 11. 22 MRSA §454-A, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 598, §7, is amended to read:
C. During a declared health emergency, as defined in section 802, subsections subsection 2 and 2-A, report to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee facts regarding potential notifiable diseases and cases that directly relate to the declared health emergency, as the rules of the department require;
Sec. 12. 22 MRSA §801, sub-§4-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 694, Pt. B, §1 and affected by PL 2005, c. 383, §24, is repealed.
Sec. 13. 22 MRSA §801, sub-§8-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by PL 2005, c. 383, §24, is amended to read:
Sec. 14. 22 MRSA §802, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 694, Pt. B, §3 and affected by PL 2005, c. 383, §24, is repealed.
Sec. 15. 22 MRSA §802, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2005, c. 383, §8 and affected by §24, is repealed.
Sec. 16. 22 MRSA §816, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 438, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 17. 22 MRSA §816, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 630, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 18. 22 MRSA §817, as amended by PL 2007, c. 359, §1, is further amended to read:
An individual committed to a hospital, facility or private home pursuant to section 812 or section 813 or subject to a prescribed care order of the department or a court pursuant to section 820 may be discharged when the physician responsible for that individual's treatment and the department determine that the individual may be discharged without danger to other individuals. The department shall immediately report the discharge, with a full statement of the reasons for the discharge, to the court that ordered the commitment.
If an individual committed to a hospital, facility or private home pursuant to section 812 or section 813 or subject to a prescribed care order of the department or a court pursuant to section 820 violates the commitment prior to discharge in accordance with this section, the hospital or physician responsible for treatment shall immediately report this to the department. An arrest warrant must be issued upon application by the department to the District Court or Superior Court.
Sec. 19. 22 MRSA c. 250, sub-c. 2-A, as amended, is repealed.
‘Sec. 12. 24 MRSA §2904, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 438, §2, is amended to read:
A.
A licensed health care practitioner who voluntarily, without the expectation or receipt of monetary or other compensation either directly or indirectly, provides professional services within the scope of that health care practitioner's licensure:
(1) To a nonprofit organization;
(2) To an agency of the State or any political subdivision of the State;
(3) To members or recipients of services of a nonprofit organization or state or local agency;
(4) To support the State's response to a public health threat as defined in Title 22, section 801, subsection 10; or
(5) To support the State's response to an extreme public health emergency as defined in Title 22, section 801, subsection 4-A; or
(6) To support the State's response to a disaster as defined in Title 37-B, section 703, subsection 2; or
Sec. 13. 24 MRSA §2904, sub-§1, ¶B, as corrected by RR 2005, c. 2, §19, is amended to read:
B.
An emergency medical services person who voluntarily, without the expectation or receipt of monetary or other compensation either directly or indirectly, provides emergency medical services within the scope of that person's licensure:
(1) To support the State's response to a public health threat as defined in Title 22, section 801, subsection 10; or
(2) To support the State's response to an extreme public health emergency as defined in Title 22, section 801, subsection 4-A; or
(3) To support the State's response to a disaster as defined in Title 37-B, section 703, subsection 2.
Sec. 14. 24 MRSA §2904, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 438, §2, is amended to read:
D. To support the State's response to a public health threat as defined in Title 22, section 801, subsection 10; or
Sec. 15. 24 MRSA §2904, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 438, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 16. 26 MRSA c. 7, sub-c. 10, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 17. 30-A MRSA §1560, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 359, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 18. 37-B MRSA §703, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 694, Pt. B, §5 and affected by PL 2005, c. 383, §24, is further amended to read:
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, removes from the bill the section that relates to emergency rescue and public safety workers undergoing immunization for certain diseases. The amendment also repeals the authority of the Governor to declare an extreme public health emergency.