Brand v. Seider

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Plaintiff Toni Brand appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Saufiey, J.) dismissing her complaint against defendant Judith Seider, a psychologist. The court dismissed the complaint on the basis that plaintiff failed to file a notice of claim pursuant to the Maine Health Security Act (HSA), 24 M.R.S.A. § 2501 et seq. (1990 & Supp.1996).1 Plaintiff argues that the *847HSA does not apply because her claim for breach of confidentiality is not an “action for professional negligence” within the meaning of 24 M.R.S.A. § 2502(6) (1990). She argues in…