CHAPTER 431
H.P. 766 - L.D. 1049
An Act to Allow Certain Women Recovering from Childbirth To Be Issued Temporary Handicapped Parking Permits
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:
E. Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class 3 or Class 4 according to standards set by the American Heart Association; or
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:
F. Is severely limited in the ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological or orthopedic condition.; or
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:
G. Is recovering from childbirth.
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§6, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 35, §3, is further amended to read:
A. An application for a temporary placard must be accompanied by the certificate of a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner attesting to the applicant's physical disability as defined in subsection 1 and the period of time that the physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner determines the applicant will have the disability. A temporary placard is not valid for a period of more than 6 months. The Secretary of State must give priority consideration to requests for temporary placards.
A temporary placard issued pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G is valid, after the birth of a child, for a period of not more than:
(1) One week after cesarean section delivery; or
(2) A time to be determined by the patient's physician after the birth of a preterm infant.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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