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TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 260: CONSENT OF MINORS FOR HEALTH SERVICES
22 §1504. Good faith reliance on consent
Universal Citation:
22 ME Rev Stat § 1504 (2012 through 125th Legis)
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Subtitle 2: HEALTH
Part 3: PUBLIC HEALTH HEADING: PL 1989, C. 487, §11 (RPR)
§1504. Good faith reliance on consent
A health care practitioner or health care provider who takes reasonable steps to ascertain that a minor is authorized to consent to health treatment as authorized in section 1503 and who subsequently renders treatment in reliance on that consent is not liable for failing to have secured consent of the minor's parent or guardian prior to providing health care services to the minor. [1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §8 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
1995, c. 694, §C8 (NEW). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
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