Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1823 – Treatment of minors
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1823
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Any hospital licensed under this chapter or alcohol or drug treatment facility licensed pursuant to section 7801 that provides facilities to a minor in connection with the prevention of a sexually transmitted infection or the treatment of that minor for a sexually transmitted infection or treatment of that minor for substance use or for the collection of sexual assault evidence through a sexual assault forensic examination is under no obligation to obtain the consent of that minor’s parent or guardian or to inform that parent or guardian of the provision of such facilities so long as such facilities have been provided at the direction of the person or persons referred to in Title 32, sections 2595, 3292, 3817, 6221 or 7004. The hospital shall notify and obtain the consent of that minor’s parent or guardian if that hospitalization continues for more than 16 hours. [PL 2019, c. 236, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 145, §6 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 78, §146 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 96, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §142 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §134 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 90, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §73 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 236, §1 (AMD).