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Speaking Points
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•This slide shows the Notifable Conditions List from Maine Department
of Human Services, Bureau of Health, Division of Disease Control
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•The list is broken down into Category 1 and Category 2 conditions
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•Category 1 conditions include Tuberculosis, acute Hepatitis A, B, and
C, foodborne outbreaks, and diseases that are potential indicators of
bioterrorism. All cases and suspected cases must be reported immediately by
telephone on the day of recognition or strong suspicion of disease.
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•Category 2 conditions include HIV, AIDS, bacterial meningitis, and
Lyme Disease. All cases and suspected cases must be reported within 48 hours
or recognition or strong suspicion.
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•Maine law states that “any person who knowingly and willfully fails to
comply with reporting requirements for notifiable diseases commits a civil
violation for which forfeiture of not more than $250 may be adjudged. A
person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false report…is civilly liable for
actual damages suffered by a person reported upon and for punitive damages
and commits a civil violoation for which a forfeiture of not more than $500
may be adjudged.” [22 M.R.S. § 825 (2003)]
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