{"data":{"id":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-1418-e","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"26 M.R.S. §1418-E","heading":"Mandatory report of blindness","body":"Whenever, upon examination at a clinic, hospital or other institution, or elsewhere, by a physician, optometrist, institutional superintendent or other qualified person, the visual acuity of a person is found to be with correction 20/200 or less in the better eye, or the peripheral field of the person's vision is found to have contracted to a 20-degree diameter or less, regardless of visual acuity, the person conducting the examination shall, within 30 days, report to the director the result of the examination and that blindness of the person examined has been established.  The report may not be made if the person examined so requests.  If blindness of the person examined has been established, the division shall inform and advise that person as to services for the blind provided by the division.","path":["TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 19: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER 2: REHABILITATION SERVICES","ARTICLE 7: SERVICES FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec1418-E.html","current_through":"October 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T12:16:32Z","sha256":"82cd29b503b71dbd85dc46be3eb193d51e8e7f3dac62e96389952d76d1485e6c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-1418-d","next":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-1418-f","notices":[{"id":"maine","title":"Maine requested republication notice","text":"All copyrights and other rights to statutory text are reserved by the State of Maine. The text included in this publication reflects changes made through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature and is current through January 1, 2026. The text is subject to change without notice. It is a version that has not been officially certified by the Secretary of State. Refer to the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated and supplements for certified text. The Office of the Revisor of Statutes also requests that you send us one copy of any statutory publication you may produce.","url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}