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| | | An Act To Amend the Medical Liability Laws Concerning |
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| | | Communications of Sympathy or Benevolence |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2907 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2907.__Communications of sympathy or benevolence |
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| | | 1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context | | otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following | | meanings. |
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| | | A.__"Relative" means an alleged victim's spouse, parent, | | grandparent, stepfather, stepmother, child, grandchild, | | brother, sister, half brother, half sister or spouse's | | parents.__"Relative" includes these relationships that are | | created as a result of adoption.__In addition, "relative" | | includes any person who has a domestic partner relationship | | with an alleged victim.__As used in this paragraph, | | "domestic partner" is a person who has registered as a | | domestic partner pursuant to Title 22, section 2710. |
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| | | B.__"Representative" means a legal guardian, attorney, | | person designated to make decisions on behalf of a patient | | under an advance directive or any person recognized in law | | or custom as a person's agent. |
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| | | C.__"Unanticipated outcome" means the outcome of a medical | | treatment or procedure that differs from an expected result. |
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