An Act Regarding the Requirement That the Treatment of a Gunshot Wound Be Reported
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §512, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is amended to read:
1. A person is guilty of failure to report treatment of a gunshot wound if, being a licensed physician an attending medical provider, he that person treats a human being for a wound apparently caused by the discharge of a firearm and knowingly fails to report the same to a law enforcement officer within 24 hours as soon as possible.
summary
This bill requires an attending medical provider to report the treatment of a wound apparently caused by the discharge of a firearm to a law enforcement officer as soon as possible. Current law requires a physician to make such a report within 24 hours.