Maine § 22 §1963 Responsibilities of the Public Health Nursing Program

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §1963 — Responsibilities of the Public Health Nursing Program

Maine § 22 §1963

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 4HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE

Ch. 408PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §1963 (2026).

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The Public Health Nursing Program has the following responsibilities:

1.Establish standards. To establish standards for the following programs carried out by the department pursuant to state or federal laws or regulations:

2.Information. To inform community nursing agencies of the standards in subsection 1;

3.Provide nursing services. To provide nursing services in communities that lack these services or in which these services are inadequate according to established standards. The Public Health Nursing Program shall provide to communities within the State nursing services, including, but not limited to:

4.Provide technical assistance. To provide technical assistance to school health nurses, prenatal clinics, community immunization clinics and child health conferences and groups seekin

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The Public Health Nursing Program has the following responsibilities:
1.
Establish standards.
To establish standards for the following programs carried out by the department pursuant to state or federal laws or regulations:
2.
Information.
To inform community nursing agencies of the standards in subsection 1;
3.
Provide nursing services.
To provide nursing services in communities that lack these services or in which these services are inadequate according to established standards. The Public Health Nursing Program shall provide to communities within the State nursing services, including, but not limited to:
4.
Provide technical assistance.
To provide technical assistance to school health nurses, prenatal clinics, community immunization clinics and child health conferences and groups seeking to establish clinics and conferences.

Legislative History

PL 1977, c. 516 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §A75 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §D4 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 312, Pt. A, §1 (AMD). RR 2017, c. 1, §12 (COR). PL 2025, c. 440, §15 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 440, §17 (AFF).