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13. Serious harm. "Serious harm" means: |
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| A. Serious physical injury or impairment; |
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| B. Serious mental injury or impairment, which that now or | in the future is likely to be evidenced by serious mental, | behavioral or personality disorder, including, but not | limited to, severe anxiety, depression or withdrawal, | untoward aggressive behavior or similar serious | dysfunctional behavior; or |
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| C. Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation.; or |
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| D.__Serious waste or dissipation of resources. |
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| | 15. Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation. "Sexual abuse or | sexual exploitation" means contact or interaction of a sexual | nature involving an incapacitated or dependent adult without that | adult's informed consent. |
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| | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §3473, sub-§1, ¶¶A and B, as amended by PL 1991, c. 711, | §2, are further amended to read: |
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| A. Protect abused, neglected or exploited incapacitated and | dependent adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation and | protect incapacitated and dependent adults in circumstances | which that present a substantial risk of abuse, neglect or | exploitation; |
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| B. Prevent abuse, neglect or exploitation of incapacitated | and dependent adults; |
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| | Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §3473, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 527, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| B. Take appropriate action, including providing or | arranging for the provision of appropriate services and | making referrals to law enforcement; and |
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| | Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §3473, sub-§3, ¶¶A and B, as amended by PL 1991, c. 711, | §4, are further amended to read: |
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| A. Matters relating to the performance of duties in | uncontested guardianship, or conservatorship or termination | of guardianship or conservatorship proceedings; and |
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| B. Requests for emergency guardianships arising from the need | for emergency medical treatment or placement in adult foster | homes, boarding homes assisted living programs, |
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