CHAPTER 373
H.P. 357 - L.D. 482
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §554, sub-§1, ¶B-2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 429, §2, is amended to read:
B-2. Being a parent, foster parent, guardian or other person responsible for the long-term general care and welfare of a child under 16, recklessly fails to take reasonable measures to protect the child from the risk of further bodily injury after knowing:
(1) That the child had, in fact, sustained serious bodily injury or bodily injury under circumstances posing a substantial risk of serious bodily injury; and
(2) That such bodily injury was, in fact, caused by the unlawful use of physical force by another person; or
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §554, sub-§1, ¶B-3 is enacted to read:
B-3. Being the parent, foster parent, guardian or other person having the care and custody of the child, knowingly deprives the child of necessary health care, with the result that the child is placed in danger of serious harm; or
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §557, as amended by PL 1995, c. 110, §2, is further amended to read:
For the purposes of this chapter, a person who in good faith provides treatment for a child or dependent person by spiritual means through prayer alone may not for that reason alone be deemed determined to have knowingly endangered the welfare of that child or dependent person.
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §4002, sub-§6, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 733, §18, is amended to read:
B. Deprivation of adequate food, clothing, shelter, supervision or care, including health care when that deprivation causes a threat of serious harm;
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §4002, sub-§6, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:
B-1. Deprivation of necessary health care when the deprivation places the child in danger of serious harm;
Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §4013, as amended by PL 1983, c. 343, §2, is repealed.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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