16-163-12 Me. Code R. § 4

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 163-12-4 - Other Staff/Board Actions
1. A person or organization aggrieved by the decision of Maine EMS staff or a subcommittee of the Board in taking any non-disciplinary action pursuant to the Board's statutes and Rules, including waiving the application of any rule, or in interpreting statutes or Rules governing the EMS system, may appeal the decision to the Board for a final decision in accordance with 32 M.R.S. §91-A.
2. In order to appeal such a decision, the person or organization must notify the Board in writing. The notice must be received by the Board within thirty (30) days of the applicant's receipt of notice of the challenged decision. Service of the notice of appeal is complete when received by Maine EMS by mail, in-hand delivery, fax, or e-mail in accordance with 5 M.R.S. §8051(1).
3. The staff's or subcommittee's decision stands until the Board issues a decision to uphold, modify or overrule the challenged decision.
4. The Board may, in its discretion, entertain additional evidence or argument from the parties, but need not conduct a full or formal adjudicatory hearing.
5. The decision of the Board shall be in writing or stated on the record and contain or reflect the Board's reasoning in a manner sufficient to inform the parties and the public of the basis for the Board's decision.
6. The Board's decision constitutes final agency action, appealable to the Superior Court in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, 5 M.R.S. Chapter 375, Subchapter VII.

16-163 C.M.R. ch. 12, § 4