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| | | An Act To Prepare Maine for Public Health Emergencies |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 250, as amended, is further amended by repealing | | the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place: |
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| | | CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §801, sub-§§4-B to 4-E are enacted to read: |
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| | | 4-B.__Environmental disease.__"Environmental disease" means | | any abnormal condition or disorder aggravated or caused by | | exposure to an environmental hazard. |
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| | | 4-C.__Environmental hazard.__"Environmental hazard" means | | chemicals, physical agents, biomechanical stressors and | | biological toxins that are present in the environment and that | | have an adverse effect on human health. |
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| | | 4-D.__Environmentally related health effects.__ | | "Environmentally related health effects" means chronic diseases, | | birth defects, developmental disabilities and other noninfectious | | health effects that may be related to exposure to environmental | | hazards. |
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