Maine § 34-B §7016 Liability

Maine Statutes

§ 34-B §7016 — Liability

Maine § 34-B §7016

Title 34-BBEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Ch. 7DUE PROCESS IN STERILIZATION ACT OF 1982

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 34-B §7016 (2026).

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1.Participation in sterilization. Nothing in this chapter requires any hospital or any person to participate in performing any sterilization procedure, nor may any hospital or any person be civilly or criminally liable for refusing to participate in performing any sterilization procedure.

2.Immunity. A physician, psychiatrist or psychologist acting nonnegligently and in good faith in that physician's, psychiatrist's or psychologist's professional capacity under this chapter is immune from any civil liability that might otherwise result from that physician's, psychiatrist's or psychologist's actions. In a proceeding regarding immunity from liability, there is a rebuttable presumption of good faith.

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1.
Participation in sterilization.
Nothing in this chapter requires any hospital or any person to participate in performing any sterilization procedure, nor may any hospital or any person be civilly or criminally liable for refusing to participate in performing any sterilization procedure.
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Immunity.
A physician, psychiatrist or psychologist acting nonnegligently and in good faith in that physician's, psychiatrist's or psychologist's professional capacity under this chapter is immune from any civil liability that might otherwise result from that physician's, psychiatrist's or psychologist's actions. In a proceeding regarding immunity from liability, there is a rebuttable presumption of good faith.