§ 24 §2904-2 — Immunity from civil liability for volunteer activities

Maine § 24 §2904-2

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 24: INSURANCE
• Ch. 21: MAINE HEALTH SECURITY ACT

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Health care practitioners.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any public or private and special law, an individual is not liable for an injury or death arising from medical services provided as described in this subsection unless the injury or death was caused willfully, wantonly or recklessly or by gross negligence of the individual if that individual is:
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Retired physicians, podiatrists and dentists.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any public or private and special law, a licensed physician, podiatrist or dentist who has retired from practice and who voluntarily, without the expectation or receipt of monetary or other compensation either directly or indirectly, provides professional services within the scope of that physician's, podiatrist's or dentist's licensure is not liable for an injury or death arising from those services unless the injury or death was caused willfully, wantonly or recklessly by the physician, podiatrist or dentist for professional services provided:
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Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

Legislative History

PL 1977, c. 492, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 74, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 239, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 385, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 625, §C3 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 438, §2 (RPR). RR 2005, c. 2, §§19, 20 (COR). PL 2015, c. 429, §9 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 396, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 289, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 289, §3 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 370, §7 (AMD).