Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 3295 (2026)

Communications between physicians and patients

✓ current as of May 2026
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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 625, §218 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 564, §123 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1978–2020 · leading case: State v. Gatcomb, 389 A.2d 22 (Me. 1978).
State v. Gatcomb, 389 A.2d 22 (Me. 1978). “Cloutier on the day of this interview had no previous acquaintance with or exposure to Gatcomb and had not personally treated him either medically or psychiatrically.”
State v. Doughty, 554 A.2d 1189 (Me. 1989). “” 32 M.R.S.A. § 3295 (Pamph. 1973), repealed by P.”
Est. of Carol A. Kennelly v. Mid Coast Hosp., 2020 ME 115 (Me. 2020). · cites it 3× “14 32 M.R.S.A. § 3295 (Supp. 1973).9 In 1976, when we first promulgated the Maine Rules of Evidence in our capacity as the Supreme Judicial Court, we included a rule specifically adopting the physician-patient privilege because we considered the statutory privilege in section…”
Est. of Carol A. Kennelly v. Mid Coast Hosp., 2020 ME 115 (Me. 2020). · cites it 3× “14 32 M.R.S.A. § 3295 (Supp. 1973).9 In 1976, when we first promulgated the Maine Rules of Evidence in our capacity as the Supreme Judicial Court, we included a rule specifically adopting the physician-patient privilege because we considered the statutory privilege in section…”
Est. of Carol A. Kennelly v. Mid Coast Hosp., 2020 ME 115 (Me. 2020). · cites it 3× “14 32 M.R.S.A. § 3295 (Supp. 1973).9 In 1976, when we first promulgated the Maine Rules of Evidence in our capacity as the Supreme Judicial Court, we included a rule specifically adopting the physician-patient privilege because we considered the statutory privilege in section…”
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