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November 11, 2015
WEEKLY NOTICES OF STATE RULE-MAKING
Public Input for Proposed and Adopted Rules
Notices are published each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rule-making. You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person. You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing. If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one -- the agency may then schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it. If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions: you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rule-making if the petition is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rule-making if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone 207/287-1615) will provide you with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered voters, or from "...any person who may be directly, substantially and adversely affected by the application of a rule..." (Title 5 Section 11112). World-Wide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts of adopted rule chapters may be found on the internet at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules. There is also a list of rule-making liaisons, who are single points of contact for each agency.
PROPOSALS
AGENCY: 06-096 - Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 415, Reasonable Costs for Handling and Recycling of Electronic Wastes
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P201
BRIEF SUMMARY: The purposes of the proposed amendment to Ch. 415 are to ensure consistency with 38 MRS §1610 regarding covered entities, clarify definitions and organization, provide an opportunity for television and game console manufacturers to implement independent recycling programs, and ensure the Department has the ability to request records necessary to administer the program.
DETAILED SUMMARY: The purpose of the rule amendment is to revise Ch. 415 to:
1. Provide consistency with Maine's Electronic Waste Law, 38 MRS §1610 (e.g., the term "covered entity" is defined and integrated into the rule):
2. Update definitions, clarify various terms and expectations, and remove any unnecessary language;
3. Reorganize and clarify various sections of the rule;
4. Provide television and game console manufacturers with the opportunity to receive credits for implementing their own independent electronics recycling programs in Maine; and
5. Ensure the Department may request records and reports from consolidators- anytime not only when there is a "significant change"-to determine compliance with Maine's Electronic Waste law and Ch. 415.
PUBLIC HEARING: December 1, 2015 – 1 p.m., DEP Response Training Room, 4 Blossom Lane, Augusta, Maine 04330
COMMENT DEADLINE: The deadline for receipt of written comments on the proposed rule is 5 p.m., December 14, 2015. Please include your name and the organization you represent, if any.
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS RULE / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Tom Graham, Department of Environmental Protection, 17 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0017. Telephone: (207) 287-7598. Fax: (207) 287-7598. E-mail: Tom.Graham@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: No significant impact anticipated.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE RULE: 5 MRS § § 8801-11008; 38 MRS §1610(10), and 38 MRS §341-H.
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED: In Part 38 MRS §1610 as amended by PL 2011 c. 250.
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dep/ .
DEP RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Mike.Karagiannes@Maine.gov .
AGENCY: 10-144 - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) – Division of Policy
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual: Ch. II & III Section 19, Home and Community Benefits for the Elderly and for Adults with Disabilities
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P202
CONCISE SUMMARY: In conjunction with the development of the state's biannual budget, the Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) proposes to increase the reimbursement rate for providers of Attendant Care Services and Personal Care Services in the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Ch. III Section 19, “Home and Community Benefits for the Elderly and for Adults with Disabilities”.
The Department also proposes to increase, the monthly limits for members' Section 19 services from $4,200/month to $4,603/month. The Maine State Legislature approved these increases when it enacted the budget, Public Law 2015, Ch. 267 (702 - L.D. 109) (Sec. A-32). On June 30, 2015, the Legislature voted to override the Governor's veto of the budget, which became effective on July 1, 2015.
Section 19 services are governed by a Section 1915( c) waiver approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Pursuant to Part UU Sec. UU-1 of the budget, the Legislature provided that the Department may effectuate these changes without the need to demonstrate emergency findings in support of emergency rule-making. As such, on October 13, 2015, the Department filed these emergency rule changes for Section 19 Ch. II and III, effective retroactive to July 1, 2015. To prevent lapse of the emergency rule changes, which are effective for ninety (90) days, the Department is now proposing these changes pursuant to 5 MRSA §8052.
Specifically, in Ch. III Section 19, the Department proposes to increase: (l) Attendant Care Services (Personal Care Services, Participant Directed Option), billing code S5125, from $2.93 per quarter hour to $3.21 per quarter hour; (2) Personal Care Services (Agency PSS), billing code T1019, from $3.75 per quarter hour to $4.10 per quarter hour and (3) Increase the rate for Adult Day Health Services (S5100), from $2.34 to $3.14 per quarter hour, retroactive to 11/1/2014. The increase in Adult Day Health Services would assure consistency with the rates for the same service in the state funded rule, Section 61, “Adult Day Health Services” and Section 26, “Day Health Services”, of the MaineCare Benefits Manual.
Costs for Adult Day Health will no longer be counted towards the monthly program cap.
In addition, because the Department is proposing to increase reimbursement for services in Ch. III of Section 19, it also seeks to increase the monthly program cap for MaineCare members, so that they are not adversely affected by the reimbursement changes. As such, these proposed rule changes in Ch. II Section 19 increase the limitation in Sec. 19.06(A) from $4,200 per member per month to $4,603 per member per month.
Given that the budget was effective on July 1, 2015, the Department proposes to make these changes retroactive to July 1, 2015. The Department has authority for the retroactive effective date under 22 MRSA §42(8), because these changes increase reimbursement for providers, ensuring that members have access to medically necessary covered services, and otherwise have no adverse impact on either MaineCare providers or members.
See http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml for rules and related rule-making documents.
PUBLIC HEARING: December 1, 2015 - 9:00 a.m., 19 Union Street, Augusta ME - Room 110. The Department requests that any interested party requiring special arrangements to attend the hearing contact the agency person listed below before November 24, 2015.
COMMENT DEADLINE: Comments must be received by midnight December 10, 2015.
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Andrew Hardy, Comprehensive Health Planner II, MaineCare Services 242 State Street, 11 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0011. Telephone: (207) 624-4058. Fax: (207) 287-1864. TTY: 711 (Deaf or Hard of Hearing). E-mail: Andrew.Hardy@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: The Department anticipates that this rulemaking will not have any impact on municipalities or counties.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 22 MRSA § § 42(8), 3173; Public Law 2015, Ch. 267 (Sec. A-32, and Part UU Sec. 00-1)
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED (if different):
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dep/ .
DHHS RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Kevin.Wells@Maine.gov .
AGENCY: 17-229 - Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 110 (New), Urban Compact Area Definition Rule
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P203
BRIEF SUMMARY: This new rule will establish the procedures by which the Department will set urban compact boundaries around urban compact areas as defined by 23 MRSA §754 and §2.
PUBLIC HEARING: No public hearing is scheduled.
COMMENT DEADLINE: 4:30 pm, December 11, 2015
CONTACT PERSON(s) FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Bill Akins, Legal Administrator, MaineDOT Legal Services, (207) 624-3020, or William.Akins@Maine.gov; Peter Coughlan, Director, Division of Community Services, (207) 207/624-3266, or Peter.Coughlan@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: No direct impact on municipalities as this rule provides the Department with better technical tools to set compact lines.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 23 MRSA §52 and §4206
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED: None
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/mdot/ .
MaineDOT RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Toni.Kemmerle@Maine.gov .
AGENCY: 06-481 - Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 1, Administrative Rules
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P204
BRIEF SUMMARY: The draft proposal reflects a change to the name of the fund that fees are paid into and changes the statutory citation to the fund; both changes are a result of LD 1303 (PL 2015, ch. 319).
PUBLIC HEARING: The Department does not plan to hold a hearing unless requested by 5 or more persons. If you believe a hearing should be held, submit a written request by the comment deadline below.
COMMENT DEADLINE: The deadline for receipt of written comments on the proposed rule is 5 p.m. on December 11, 2015. Please include your name and the organization you represent, if any.
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS RULE / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATON: Tom Graham, c/o Department of Environmental Protection, 17 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0017. Telephone (207) 287-7598. E-mail: Tom.Graham@Maine.gov . DEP Rules Website: www.maine.gov/dep/ru1es .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None. The proposed rule-making conforms the rules with statutory changes already in effect; therefore no financial impact is expected as a result of the rule-making.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE RULE: 32 MRSA §10004
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED: PL 2015 ch. 319.
DEP WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dep/ .
DEP RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Mike.Karagiannes@Maine.gov .
AGENCY: 10-144 - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) – Division of Policy
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual: Ch. II & III Section 17, Community Support Services
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P205
CONCISE SUMMARY: This letter gives notice of a proposed rule change to MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM), Ch. II & III Section 17, “Community Support Services”. This proposed rule change seeks to implement the following:
1. New Definitions include Clinician, LOCUS Certified Assessor and Natural Supports. Authorized Agent has been changed to Authorized Entity. Class Member has been removed from the list of Definitions.
2. Eligibility Criteria has been updated to include DSM 5 qualifying diagnoses and to reflect eligible acuity to access benefits. Community Integration Services providers must verify that a member meets specific Eligibility Requirements under 17.02-3 within thirty (30) days of the start date of services.
3. Timeliness and Duration of Care includes a requirement that Community Integration Services providers must conduct an initial face-to-face intake or assessment visit within seven (7) calendar days of referral.
4. Covered Services includes various updates throughout 17.04, including the removal of Intensive Case Management.
5. Limitations, Concurrent Provision of Services has been updated to reflect the removal of Intensive Case Management and identifies Section 92, “Behavioral Health Home”, and Section 13, “Targeted Case Management” as services that may not be provided concurrently with Community Integration Services.
6. Professional and Qualified Staff includes "under the direct supervision of a psychiatrist" for registered nurses and physician assistants. Forty hour approved course language has been added to CRMA for the administration and supervision of medication.
7. Ch. III reflects the removal of Intensive Case Management Services, procedure code H0023 and obsolete procedure code CBB10, for Assertive Community Treatment, which expired on 8/31/10 prior to the implementation of the Maine Integrated Health Management System (MIHMS).
See http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml for rules and related rule-making documents.
PUBLIC HEARING: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 – 1:00 p.m., 19 Union Street, Room 110, Augusta, ME 04330. The Department requests that any interested party requiring special arrangements to attend the hearing contact the agency person listed below before 5:00 PM, on November 24, 2015.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Comments must be received by midnight, December 11, 2015.
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Heidi Bechard, Comprehensive Health Planner II MaineCare Services, 242 State Street, 11 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0011. Telephone: (207) 624-4074. Fax: (207) 287-1864. TTY: 711 (Deaf or Hard of Hearing). E-mail: Heidi.Bechard@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: The Department anticipates that this rule-making will not have any impact on municipalities or counties.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 42 CFR § § 440.110, 447.201
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED (if different):
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/ .
DHHS RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Kevin.Wells@Maine.gov .
AGENCY: 90-590 - Maine Health Data Organization (MHDO)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 120, Release of Data to the Public
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P206
BRIEF SUMMARY: This rule change repeals and replaces the current language found in the MHDO's data release rule in order to implement the provisions of PL 2013 ch. 528, An Act to Amend Laws Relating to Health Care Data.
This rule specifies the permissible uses of the MHDO data; defines the different levels of data file types Level I, II, and Level III; the process for which data requests will be reviewed by MHDO; the data release process; public notice of data requests and opportunity for public comments; the appeal rights for data providers; the MHDO Data Use Agreement (MHDO DUA); MHDO internal use of the data; and the security and protection of the MHDO Data. Many of these changes align with the concepts of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Specifically, these changes allow for the following:
* data user's to request and receive direct patient identifier's when that is necessary for the data user's study and they meet numerous requirements protecting that information;
* provides a method for subjects of data to "opt-out" of Level III (Health data with Direct Patient Identifiers) data releases which simplifies the review and appeal process for data provider's claims of proprietary information;
* all data sets released by the MHDO, including the "de-identified" or Level I data set, require a data use agreement (DUA), and approval by the Executive Director;
* provides for one Data Release Subcommittee of the MHDO Board of Directors; and,
* specifies data protections and practices such as "minimum necessary", MHDO's DUA and breach notification, and promulgates the MHDO's ability to levy large fines for misuse of MHDO data for financial or personal gain.
Copies of these proposed rules can be reviewed and printed from the MHDO website at https://mhdo.maine.gov/rules.htm or, to receive a paper copy call (207) 287-6722.
PUBLIC HEARING: December 3, 2015 - 9:00 a.m., Maine Health Data Organization, 151 Capitol Street, Augusta, ME 04333
COMMENT DEADLINE: December 14, 2015
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION / MHDO RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Debra J. Dodge, Maine Health Data Organization, 151 Capitol Street, 102 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-6724. Fax: (207) 287-6732. E-mail. Debra.J.Dodge@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: This rule will not have a fiscal impact on municipalities, counties or small businesses.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: PL 2013 ch. 528. 22 MRSA §8704(4). MHDO has authority to adopt rules necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the requirements of 22 MRSA ch. 1683.
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED (if different):
WEBSITE: https://mhdo.maine.gov/
AGENCY: 90-590 - Maine Health Data Organization (MHDO)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 270, Uniform Reporting System for Quality Data Sets
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P207
BRIEF SUMMARY: These proposed changes will eliminate duplicative reporting by Maine hospitals; improves access to Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) outcome measures and all other Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated reporting requirements to National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN); and updates/clarifies provisions in the rule as needed. This rule will not have a fiscal impact on municipalities, counties or small businesses. Copies of these proposed rules can be reviewed and printed from the MHDO website at www.maine.gov/mhdo/proposedrulechanges.aspx or, to receive a paper copy call (207) 287-6722.
PUBLIC HEARING: December 3, 2015 - 9:00 a.m., Maine Health Data Organization, 151 Capitol Street, Augusta, ME 04333
COMMENT DEADLINE: December 14, 2015
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION / MHDO RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Debra J. Dodge, Health Planner, Maine Health Data Organization, 151 Capitol Street, 102 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-6724. Fax: (207) 287-6732. E-mail: Debra.J.Dodge@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: This rule will not have a fiscal impact on municipalities, counties, or small businesses.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 22 MRSA, §8704, sub- §4; §8708-A; 24-A MRSA § § 6951(2) & (3)
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED ( if different):
WEBSITE: https://mhdo.maine.gov/ .
AGENCY: 05-071 - Department of Education (DOE)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 101, Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age 20
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2015-P208
BRIEF SUMMARY: The proposal involves two changes:
(1) Corrects an error in the current rule regarding consultation services to clarify that it can be a special education service and not only a related service.
(2) Changes the requirements to identify a child as having a specific learning disability including removal of the requirement that there be direct evidence of a psychological processing disorder in the form of specified scores on an assessment of psychological processing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This proposal (1) corrects an error that was made in the most recent rule change in which consultation was defined as a related service instead of the intended and correct designation of a special education service and not only a related service and (2) changes the criteria for identifying a child as having a specific learning disability. The current definition requires that psychoeducational testing identify a deficit in psychological processing skills. This requirement is not supported by research nor by the Office of Special Education Programs, the national governing agency for special education services for children birth to 21 years of age. The proposal will continue to include psychological processing assessment as one factor to look at in the pattern of strengths and weaknesses that is to be considered but it will no longer be determinate in a team decision about a child's status with regard to having a specific learning disability. The team will be required to consider a number of factors in the determination.
PUBLIC HEARING: November 30, 2015 from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., Cross Office Building, 111 Sewall Street - Room 300, Augusta, ME 04333
COMMENT DEADLINE: December 18, 2015 - 5:00 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Janice E. Breton, Department of Education, 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 624-6676. E-mail: Janice.Breton@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: N/A
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THIS RULE: 20-A MRSA §7005(1)
SUBSTANTIVE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BEING IMPLEMENTED: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/doe/ .
DOE RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Jaci.Holmes@Maine.gov .
ADOPTIONS
AGENCY: 02-465 - Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (PFR), Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR), Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 8, Scope of Practice (amended)
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2015-206
CONCISE SUMMARY: In this rule-making, the board adopted a rule that will allow nuclear medicine technologists that hold a current ARRT or NMTCB certification in computed tomography to use computed tomography for diagnostics purposes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 2015
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Torrey Gray, Board Administrator, Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, 35 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 624-8420. E-mail: Torrey.J.Gray@Maine.gov .
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/radiological/index.html .
OPOR RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Holly.Doherty@Maine.gov .
AGENCY: 03-201 - Department of Corrections (DOC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 3 (New), County Jail Operations Fund Distribution of Funds Formula
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2015-207
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Legislature enacted by an emergency statute a requirement that the Department of Corrections adopt rules for the distribution to the counties of payments from the County Jail Operations Fund. The Supreme Judicial Court determined on August 6, 2015 that this statute was effective. The counties are in immediate need of these payments in order to continue operations of their jails.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 2015
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON / DOC RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Mary Lucia, Department of Corrections, 25 Tyson Drive, 111 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0111. Telephone: (207) 287-4681. E-mail: Mary.A.Lucia@Maine.gov .
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/corrections/ .
AGENCY: 03-201 - Department of Corrections (DOC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 10, Policy and Procedures Manual – Adult: Subsection 27.4, Furlough Pass / Furlough Leave Program
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2015-208
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Maine Department of Corrections is repealing the existing rule, Ch. 10 Subsection 18.6, “Community Rehabilitative Programs Furlough Policy – Classification”, and replacing it with Ch. 10 Subsection 27.4, “Furlough Pass / Furlough Leave Program".
The revisions clarify the purpose of a furlough, better aligning the purposes with the reasons stipulated in the statute; change when a prisoner is eligible for a furlough from five years prior to his or her current release date to two (2) years prior to his or her current release date; provide that only a prisoner who is eligible for community custody status is eligible for a furlough; clarify the conditions a prisoner must abide by on a furlough, the furlough application process, and monitoring of a prisoner while on furlough.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 2015
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON / DOC RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Mary Lucia, Department of Corrections, 25 Tyson Drive, 111 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0111. Telephone: (207) 287-4681. E-mail: Mary.A.Lucia@Maine.gov .
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/corrections/ .
AGENCY: 94-457 - Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 325, Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program, Amendment 3
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2015-209
CONCISE SUMMARY: The rule amendment is necessary to protect the program from unintended use. In the course of administering the program, certain kinds of transactions have been eligible for tax credits under the existing rule that do not provide the level of direct public benefit that the Authority believes the program was intended to require, as stated in the legislative findings and intent found in 10 MRSA §1100-Z(1). The amendment addresses this issue by further defining a qualified low-income community investment, adding a restriction that such an investment does not include a transaction where more than a de minimus amount (5%) is used to refinance expenses already made, to make equity distributions, to acquire existing businesses, or to pay transaction fees.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9. 2015
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON / FAME RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Christopher H. Roney, Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04332. Telephone: (207) 623-3263. E-mail: croney@famemaine.com .
WEBSITE: http://www.famemaine.com/ .
AGENCY: 02-041 - Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Elevator and Tramway Safety Program
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE:
Ch. 501, Definitions (amended)
Ch. 503, Variances (amended)
Ch. 507, Advisory Rulings (amended)
Ch. 511, National Codes Applicable to Elevators and Tramways (amended)
Ch. 513, Elevators (amended)
Ch. 515, Tramways (amended)
Ch. 521, Elevator Owners’ Duties and Responsibilities (amended)
Ch. 523, Tramway Owners’ Duties and Responsibilities (amended)
Ch. 531, Licensed Private Elevator Inspectors (amended)
Ch. 533, Licensed Private Tramway Inspectors (amended)
Ch. 535, Licensed Wire Rope Inspectors (amended)
Ch. 537, Licensed Elevator Mechanics (amended)
Ch. 539, Licensed Lift Mechanics (amended)
Ch. 541, Elevator Contractors (amended)
ADOPTED RULE NUMBERS: 2015-210 thru 223
CONCISE SUMMARY: In this rule-making, the program amended all rule chapters due to statutory changes in 2013 that restructured the licensing and regulation of elevators and tramways. The program also adopted new editions of the national codes applicable to the design, construction, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, operation, and inspection of elevators and tramways. The national codes are incorporated by reference into the rules. Other minor revisions were made throughout the rules in order to update and clarify the rules.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 2015
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Catherine Carroll, Program Administrator, Elevator and Tramway Safety Program, 35 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 624-8605. E-mail: Catherine.M.Carroll@Maine.gov .
WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/elevator/index.html .
OPOR RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Holly.Doherty@Maine.gov .
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