{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3482","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §3482","heading":"Providing for protective services to incapacitated adults who lack the capacity to consent","body":"If the department reasonably determines that an incapacitated adult is being abused, neglected or exploited and lacks capacity to consent to protective services, the department may petition the Probate Court for guardianship or conservatorship, in accordance with Title 18‑C, section 5‑701. The petition must allege specific facts sufficient to show that the incapacitated adult is in need of protective services and lacks capacity to consent to them.","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 2: INVESTIGATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec3482.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"e0113c5d6e0140645483036bfd48dde63f1a3c03a4b756dcb1a6d747bb62e94b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3481","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3483"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}