Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
1. Custodian. “Custodian” means the person having care and custody over the individual seeking sterilization or the individual for whom sterilization is sought.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003
- Custodian: means the person having care and custody over the individual seeking sterilization or the individual for whom sterilization is sought. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003
- Disinterested expert: means an appropriately licensed or certified professional not associated with an institution serving the person for whom sterilization is being sought and not personally related to the petitioner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Guardian: means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment, but excludes one who is merely a guardian ad litem. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003
- Informed consent: means consent that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003Parent: means a natural or adoptive mother or father of a person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003 Physician: means any person licensed to practice medicine under Title 32, chapter 48, subchapter II, or under Title 32, chapter 36, subchapters II and IV. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003 Psychiatrist: means a physician licensed to practice medicine under Title 32, chapter 48, subchapter II, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003 Psychologist: means any person licensed to practice psychology under Title 32, chapter 56, subchapter III. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003 Sterilization: means a medical or surgical procedure, the purpose of which is to render an individual permanently incapable of procreation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7003
2. Disinterested expert. “Disinterested expert” means an appropriately licensed or certified professional not associated with an institution serving the person for whom sterilization is being sought and not personally related to the petitioner.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
3. Guardian. “Guardian” means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment, but excludes one who is merely a guardian ad litem.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
4. Informed consent. “Informed consent” means consent that is:
A. Based upon an actual understanding by the person to be sterilized of the nature of sterilization, its potentially permanent consequences, all alternative methods of contraception and all reasonably foreseeable risks and benefits of sterilization; and [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
B. Wholly voluntary and free from express or implied coercion. [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
5. Parent. “Parent” means a natural or adoptive mother or father of a person.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
6. Physician. “Physician” means any person licensed to practice medicine under Title 32, chapter 48, subchapter II, or under Title 32, chapter 36, subchapters II and IV.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
7. Psychiatrist. “Psychiatrist” means a physician licensed to practice medicine under Title 32, chapter 48, subchapter II, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
8. Psychologist. “Psychologist” means any person licensed to practice psychology under Title 32, chapter 56, subchapter III.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
9. Sterilization. “Sterilization” means a medical or surgical procedure, the purpose of which is to render an individual permanently incapable of procreation. Sterilization does not refer to procedures which must be performed for distinct and urgent medical reasons and which have the unavoidable secondary effect of rendering the individual infertile.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
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PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).