22 §3478. Mandatory reporting to medical examiner for post-mortem investigation - Maine Statutes

Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE

Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION HEADING: PL 1973, C. 790, §1 (AMD)

Part 2: AGED, BLIND, DISABLED OR MEDICALLY INDIGENT PERSONS

Chapter 958-A: ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACT HEADING: PL 1981, C. 527, §1 (NEW)

Subchapter 1-A: REPORTING OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION HEADING: PL 1981, C. 705, §2 (NEW)

§3478. Mandatory reporting to medical examiner for post-mortem investigation

A person required to report cases of known or suspected abuse or neglect, who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that an adult has died as a result of abuse or neglect, shall report that fact to the appropriate authority as provided in section 3026. An adult shall not be considered to be abused or neglected solely because he was provided with treatment by spiritual means by an accredited practitioner of a recognized religious organization. [1983, c. 343, §1 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

1981, c. 705, §E2 (NEW). 1983, c. 343, §1 (AMD).