CHAPTER 438
S.P. 83 - L.D. 263
An Act to Authorize a Physician's Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner to Sign Papers Transferring a Patient for Evaluation for Emergency Involuntary Commitment
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §3862, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1993, c. 596, §1, is further amended to read:
B. If the officer does take the person into protective custody, shall deliver the person immediately for examination by an available licensed physician or licensed clinical psychologist, as provided in section 3863. If the examination occurs in a hospital emergency room, the examination may be performed by a licensed physician, a licensed clinical psychologist, a physician's assistant, a nurse practitioner or a certified psychiatric clinical nurse specialist. If the examination does not occur in a hospital emergency room, the examination may be performed only by a licensed physician or licensed clinical psychologist.
Sec. 2. 34-B MRSA §3863, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is amended to read:
2. Certifying examination. The written application shall must be accompanied by a dated certificate, signed by a licensed physician, physician's assistant, certified psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or a licensed clinical psychologist, stating:
A. He The physician, physician's assistant, certified psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or psychologist has examined the person on the date of the certificate, which date may not be more than 3 days before the date of admission to the hospital; and
B. He The physician, physician's assistant, certified psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or psychologist is of the opinion that the person is mentally ill and, because of his that illness, poses a likelihood of serious harm.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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