Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 163-16-1 - Definitions1. "Child" means any natural born or unborn child, legally adopted child or stepchild of an emergency medical services person who, at the time of the emergency medical services person's death, is: A. Conceived or less than 19 years of age;B. 19 or more years of age, but less than 25 years of age, and accepted for admission or enrolled in a full-time postsecondary educational institution; orC. 19 or more years of age and is incapable of self-support because of a physical or mental disability.2. "Died while in the line of duty" means to cease to be alive or to sustain an injury or illness that results in death as a result of the performance of an emergency medical services person's official duty.3. "Director" means the Director of Maine Emergency Medical Services as defined in 32 M.R.S. §83, sub-§10- A.4. "Emergency medical services person" has the same meaning as in 20-A M.R.S. Sec12552, §1-C with 25 M.R.S. Sec 1611, § 3.5. "Official duty" means an action that an emergency medical services person is authorized or obligated by law, rule, regulation or condition of employment or service to perform.6. "Parent" means the natural or adoptive mother or father, or the stepmother or stepfather, whose parental rights have not been terminated and who contributed significantly to the upbringing of an emergency medical services person.7. "Spouse" means a person who is legally married to an emergency medical services person at the time of the emergency medical services person's death.8. "Under the influence" means under the influence of alcohol, a drug other than alcohol, a combination of drugs or a combination of alcohol and drugs or having a blood alcohol level of .08% or more. 16-163 C.M.R. ch. 16, § 1