ME LD1646

Expands Maine's Good Samaritan immunity protections to apply when assistance is called for a person exhibiting symptoms of a drug-related overdose, not just confirmed medical emergencies

Adds a detailed statutory definition of "symptom of a drug-related overdose" including altered mental status, impaired breathing, abnormal skin appearance, changes in consciousness, seizures, vomiting, and respiratory sounds like gurgling or gasping

Removes the requirement that a "medical emergency" be formally established before immunity protections apply to protected persons at the scene

Maintains existing immunity from arrest, prosecution, and revocation/termination proceedings (for probation, supervised release, community confinement) for protected persons when grounds for action are obtained through the emergency response

Immunity continues to exclude certain specified crimes and lasts only for the duration of the response until medical or law enforcement personnel leave the location