Maine § 17-A §707-A Falsifying health care records

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §707-A — Falsifying health care records

Maine § 17-A §707-A

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 29FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §707-A (2026).

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1.A person is guilty of falsifying health care records if, with intent to deceive any person or governmental entity, the person:

2.Supplementation of information or correction of an error in health care records in a manner that reasonably discloses that the supplementation or correction was performed and that does not conceal or alter prior entries is not a violation of this section.

3.Falsifying health care records is a Class D crime, except as provided in subsection 4.

4.Falsifying health care records is a Class C crime if any reliance on a violation of this section causes serious bodily injury or impairment of the mental or behavioral condition of any person.

5.As used in this section, the following definitions apply.

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1.
A person is guilty of falsifying health care records if, with intent to deceive any person or governmental entity, the person:
2.
Supplementation of information or correction of an error in health care records in a manner that reasonably discloses that the supplementation or correction was performed and that does not conceal or alter prior entries is not a violation of this section.
3.
Falsifying health care records is a Class D crime, except as provided in subsection 4.
4.
Falsifying health care records is a Class C crime if any reliance on a violation of this section causes serious bodily injury or impairment of the mental or behavioral condition of any person.
5.
As used in this section, the following definitions apply.