CHAPTER 153
H.P. 502 - L.D. 642
An Act Concerning the Administration of Medications in County Jails
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1559, sub-§§1 and 2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, are further amended to read:
1. Administration of medication by sheriff or deputy. The sheriff of any county may administer to any prisoner in custody any oral or topical medication as prescribed by a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or dentist and approved by the facility health care provider or, if requested by a prisoner, any nonprescription medication in accordance with the directions on its container. The sheriff may delegate this authority to administer medication to the deputy who is in charge of the county jail or to the master or keeper of the county jail administrator or the jail administrator's designee or the facility health care provider.
2. Limitations on administration of medication. The sheriff or the sheriff's delegate may not administer any prescription or nonprescription medication to any prisoner who has been incarcerated in the county jail for less than 24 hours, unless the sheriff or the delegate has consulted with and received permission to administer that medication from a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or dentist or the facility health care provider.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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