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H. A relative by blood, marriage or adoption of an | incapacitated adult or dependent a vulnerable adult named in a | record.; and |
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| | | I.__A member of a panel appointed by the department or the | | Department of the Attorney General to review deaths or | | serious injuries of an incapacitated adult or a vulnerable | | adult or a child. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §3474, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 527, §2, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | A. The guardian ad litem of an incapacitated adult or | dependent a vulnerable adult named in a record who is | | reported to be abused, neglected or exploited; |
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| | | Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §3474, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1985, c. 644, §2, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | B. A court on its finding that access to those records may | | be necessary for the determination of any issue before the | court. Access shall must be limited to incamera in camera | inspection, unless the court determines that public | | disclosure of the information is necessary for the | | resolution of an issue pending before it; |
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| | | Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §3475, as amended by PL 1981, c. 705, Pt. E, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §3475. Penalty for violations |
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| | | A person who knowingly violates a provision of this chapter | | commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than | | $500 may be adjudged. Any licensed, registered, accredited or | | certified professional who has been adjudged to have violated a | provision of this chapter shall must, in addition to any | | financial penalty, be reported by the court or the department to | | the appropriate professional licensing, registration board, | | accrediting unit or facility. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §3476, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 527, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §3476. Spiritual treatment |
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| | | 1. Treatment not considered abuse, neglect or exploitation. | An incapacitated adult or dependent a vulnerable adult shall may | | not be considered to be abused, neglected or exploited solely |
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