{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1832","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §1832","heading":"Safety and security in hospitals","body":"A hospital licensed under this chapter shall, on an annual basis, adopt a safety and security plan to protect the patients, visitors and employees of the hospital from aggressive and violent behavior.  The safety and security plan must include a process for hospitals to receive and record incidents and threats of violent behavior occurring at or arising out of employment at the hospital.  The safety and security plan must prohibit a representative or employee of the hospital from interfering with a person making a report as provided in the plan.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE","CHAPTER 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1832.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"5509b05a04aaa32f7ea7f627297e80d70144813e376fd9ef79e03e658a61e2a8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1831","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1833"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}