---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Law Regarding Prior Authorization For Air Ambulances"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Law Regarding Prior Authorization For Air Ambulances"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 5"
citation: "Maine LD 5 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "PRIOR AUTHORIZATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dff8c50a-2a82-4aa6-b660-25e64e8d0ad5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095522"
source_hash: "c17edbdbc1b27ac975ef0baec9d80ef5dc03ccf9c480bdfd88498cc3a1edaea8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 5 (132) — An Act To Clarify The Law Regarding Prior Authorization For Air Ambulances

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (S-7)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=3&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 34** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=4&snum=132)
3. **LD 5 SP 14** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-08** Report READ
- **2025-04-08** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-04-08** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-10** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-10** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-10** ROLL CALL NO. 79
- **2025-04-10** (Yeas 144 - Nays 0 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-15** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-04-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dff8c50a-2a82-4aa6-b660-25e64e8d0ad5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).