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LD 1082 Title Page An Act to Amend the State's Overtime Law LD 1082 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §603, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

 
5.__Exception for nurse or other health care worker.__
Notwithstanding subsection 2 and except for overtime required
under subsection 3, paragraph A or C, a person licensed pursuant
to Title 32, chapter 31, subchapter 1 or a person employed by a
licensed, certified or registered provider of mental or physical
health care in the public or private sector or any business
establishment providing health care services, who provides direct
care to patients, in the exercise of professional judgment
regarding the performance of giving quality care to patients, may
not be disciplined if that person refuses to work overtime.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill prevents a licensed nurse or other health care
worker who provides direct care to patients from being
disciplined for refusing to accept overtime work.


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