A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court confirmed that Maine Emergency Medical Services had the authority to require workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza. The rule was challenged by a group of more than 100 plaintiffs led by Chris Calnan, who claimed Maine EMS was acting outside of its authority. In a decision issued […] The post Maine high court rules EMS had authority to require COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
A bill that would expand the scope of Maine’s criminal code for assaults against an emergency care provider passed easily in both chambers last week but advocates say there is still more to be done to protect health care workers. Maine law currently.