Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7016 – Liability
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1. Participation in sterilization. Nothing in this chapter requires any hospital or any person to participate in performing any sterilization procedure, nor may any hospital or any person be civilly or criminally liable for refusing to participate in performing any sterilization procedure.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 7016
- 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. Immunity. A physician, psychiatrist or psychologist acting nonnegligently and in good faith in that physician’s, psychiatrist’s or psychologist’s professional capacity under this chapter is immune from any civil liability that might otherwise result from that physician’s, psychiatrist’s or psychologist’s actions. In a proceeding regarding immunity from liability, there is a rebuttable presumption of good faith.
[RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §111 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §111 (COR).