22 §3029. Body buried without inquiry
§3029. Body buried without inquiry 1. Notification of district attorney or Attorney General. If in any medical examiner case: A. The body is buried: (1) Without inquiry or examination by the medical examiner; (2) Before the inquiry or examination has been completed to the satisfaction of the medical examiner; or (3) […]
22 §3030. Victims of crime (REPEALED)
§3030. Victims of crime (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 534, §2 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 59, §3 (RP).
22 §3031. Facilities and services available to medical examiners
§3031. Facilities and services available to medical examiners The facilities of all laboratories, under the control of any state agency or department and the services of the professional staffs thereof, shall be made available to the Chief Medical Examiner with the cooperation of the head of the agency involved. [PL 1967, c. 534, §2 […]
22 §3032. Rules
§3032. Rules The Chief Medical Examiner is authorized and empowered to carry into effect this chapter and, in pursuance thereof, to make and enforce such reasonable rules consistent with this chapter as the Chief Medical Examiner determines necessary. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, […]
22 §3033. Limitation on liability of certain persons appointed or retained
§3033. Limitation on liability of certain persons appointed or retained 1. Additional immunities. In addition to all existing tort immunities enumerated in the Maine Tort Claims Act: A. A medical examiner may not be held liable for damages for any injury or damage that results from the exercise and discharge of any of the […]
22 §3034. Missing persons
§3034. Missing persons 1. Files; information. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner shall maintain files on missing persons sufficient for the purpose of identification when there is reason to suspect that those persons may not be found alive. These files may include such material as medical and dental records and specimens, details of personal property […]
22 §3035. Fees
§3035. Fees 1. Fees. Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner shall charge a fee for providing report documents, histological slides and other items or additional services sought by a person entitled to obtain that item or service relating to a medical examiner case. Fees are to be […]
22 §2960. Cooperation between Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization
§2960. Cooperation between Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization 1. Cooperation to maximize opportunity. The Chief Medical Examiner shall, consistent with the requirements of chapter 711, cooperate with a procurement organization to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education. [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] […]
22 §3028-B. Retention of body fragments and body fluids
§3028-B. Retention of body fragments and body fluids A medical examiner or the medical examiner’s designated pathologist may retain body fragments or body fluids for evidence, further study or documentation. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §152 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 611, §8 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §152 (COR).
22 §2961. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent in Chief Medical Examiner cases
§2961. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent in Chief Medical Examiner cases 1. Release of information. Subject to section 3022, subsections 8 and 13, upon request of a procurement organization, the Chief Medical Examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body […]