{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3479","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §3479","heading":"Optional reporting","body":"Any person may make a report to the department when that person has reasonable cause to suspect an incapacitated or dependent adult has been or is at substantial risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation.\n1.  Dependent.\n2.  Incapacitated.\n3.  Suspected incapacity.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION","PART 2: AGED, BLIND, DISABLED OR MEDICALLY INDIGENT PERSONS","CHAPTER 958-A: ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACT","SUBCHAPTER 1-A: REPORTING OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec3479.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"78f9c2bd7fdc87b4cde8cf764a145cd9928871fcc9b035b3954e3adf5043e68f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3478","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3479-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}