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An Act To Ensure Consistency in Patient Care in Nursing Homes
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §1832  is enacted to read:
§ 1832. Side rails in nursing homes
A nursing home may place a side rail on the bed of a patient upon request of the patient or the patient's family or legal guardian.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a nursing home to place side rails on the bed of a patient upon request of the patient or the patient's family or legal guardian.