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State Law
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•22 M.R.S.A. § 801 et seq.
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•37-B M.R.S.A. §§ 742, 821
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•10-144 CMR Ch. 258
Speaking Points

Selected state laws are cited here…

Title 22, section 801 and following, of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, includes provisions that relate to the authority of the Department of Human Services for the control of communicable diseases.

10-144 of the Code of Maine Regulations, Chapter 258 includes the rules made by the Department of Human Services, under the statutory authority granted to it by the state legislature, that apply to the Bureau of Health’s control of notifiable conditions.

You should be familiar with these abbreviations so that you will recognize whether a citation refers to a statute or a regulation.