An Act Regarding the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Advisory Board

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3360-O,  as enacted by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. Z, §1, is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

The board may adopt routine technical rules under chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to establish prerequisites applicable to persons who wish to participate in sexual assault forensic examiner training and authorize the issuance of certificates to those who complete the training. The process of sexual assault forensic examiner training and issuance of certificates under this section does not constitute a license or licensing action under chapter 375, subchapter 5.

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This bill allows the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Advisory Board the authority to issue certificates to persons who complete sexual assault forensic examiner training and provides that certification by the board does not constitute licensing under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.