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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 3071

Removal for disease

PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW)

1. Dangerous diseases.

2. Contagious diseases. If a client in any correctional or detention facility requires medical care outside the facility, the commissioner may:

A. Cause the client to be removed to some suitable place of security where the client will receive all necessary care and medical attention; and

B. Cause the client to be returned as soon as possible to the facility to be confined according to the sentence, if unexpired.

3. Tuberculosis.

4. Civil action to recover certain costs. The State may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the cost of any medical, dental, psychiatric or psychological expenses incurred by the State on behalf of a client under this section. The following assets are not subject to judgment under this subsection:

A. Joint ownership, if any, that the client may have in real property;

B. Joint ownership, if any, that the client may have in any assets, earnings or other sources of income; and

C. The income, assets, earnings or other property, both real and personal, owned by the client's spouse or family.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.