Maine

• 3 years for adults, 6 years for minors. (MRS Title 14 §752 – Three years for adults, six years for minors)
• Medical Malpractice – 3 years. Minors must file claim within 6 years after cause of action or 3 years after minor reaches age of majority, whichever comes first. (MRS Title 24 §2902)

• None.

2 years.  In wrongful death matters stemming from nursing home negligence, the statute of limitations is 3 years.

(MRS Title 18 §2-804 – Actions for wrongful death - http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/18-A/title18-Asec2-804.html)

• $500,000 cap on non-economic damages (loss of comfort, society and companionship, emotional distress) and $75,000 cap on punitive damages. (MRS Title 18 §2-804 – Actions for wrongful death)

• Maine Department of Health and Human Services
• Office of Elder Services
• Adult Protective Services
• Long Term Care Ombudsman

• Adult Protective Services Act – (Me. Rev. Stat. Title 22 Health & Welfare, Subtitle 2, Pt. 2, Chpt. 958-A §§3470-3493)

• Scabies Outbreak At Maine Nursing Home

Staff at Brewer Rehab and Living Center, a Maine nursing home, have been afflicted with an outbreak of scabies.  The outbreak was reported to the Maine Center for Disease Prevention where officials rendered advice on treat patients and staff with the mite.

Scabies is a very small mite that causes allergic reaction-type problems when it burrows beneath the skin.  Common reactions to the scabies mite include: severe scratching, rashes, skin discoloration, and other skin irritations.