Maine § 22 §832-A Emergency blood-borne pathogen testing

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §832-A — Emergency blood-borne pathogen testing

Maine § 22 §832-A

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 3PUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 250CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §832-A (2026).

Text

1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Testing; expedited hearing. When a first responder has been exposed to a person's body fluids in the course of the first responder's official duties, the first responder or the first responder's designee may ask the person whose body fluids were the source of exposure to the first responder to submit to a blood test. If the person refuses, the first responder may petition the court and, if there is reasonable cause to suspect that the person's body fluids might contain an aggressive blood-borne pathogen, the court may order that a hearing be held in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 832, except that:

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Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Testing; expedited hearing.
When a first responder has been exposed to a person's body fluids in the course of the first responder's official duties, the first responder or the first responder's designee may ask the person whose body fluids were the source of exposure to the first responder to submit to a blood test. If the person refuses, the first responder may petition the court and, if there is reasonable cause to suspect that the person's body fluids might contain an aggressive blood-borne pathogen, the court may order that a hearing be held in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 832, except that:

Legislative History

PL 2017, c. 292, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 455, §4 (AMD).

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