Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 3045 – Death of client
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 3045
- Chief administrative officer: means the head of a correctional facility or a detention facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Corrections or his designee, except that, when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Corrections and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
- Detention facility: means the Long Creek Youth Development Center. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
When any client in custody dies, an examination and inquest must be held, and the commissioner or the chief administrative officer of the facility shall cause a medical examiner to be immediately notified for that purpose pursuant to Title 22, section 3025. For purposes of this section, “custody” means confinement in a state correctional or detention facility or when the client is on the way to or from a state correctional or detention facility while in the custody of a state corrections official. The medical examiner shall also review the case file and relevant medical records and determine whether an autopsy is needed. If the medical examiner determines that an autopsy is needed, an autopsy must be performed. [PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. D, §5 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. D, §6 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 314, §49 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 60, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. D, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. D, §6 (AFF).