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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, § 2528: Liability, 1993

Specified health care and law enforcement-related actors are not liable for acts done or omitted when collecting or withdrawing blood specimens at a law enforcement officer’s request, if they exercise due care.

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 1993
Dates: Enacted 1993 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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Dates: Enacted 1993 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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“Specified health care and law enforcement-related actors are not liable for acts done or omitted when collecting or withdrawing blood specimens at a law enforcement officer’s request, if they exercise due care.”

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A physician; physician associate; registered nurse; other health care provider; other person whose occupational license or training allows that person to draw blood, including but not limited to an emergency medical services person or law enforcement officer; hospital; emergency medical service; or law enforcement agency in the exercise of due care is not liable for an act done or omitted in collecting or withdrawing specimens of blood at the request of a law enforcement officer pursuant to this chapter. [PL 2019, c. 189, §1 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 368, §7 (AMD); PL 2025, c. 316, §3 (REV).]

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