| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2904, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1981, c. 639, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Other documents. A gift of any part of the body under | section 2902, subsection 1, may be made by document other than a | will. The gift becomes effective upon the death of the donor and | upon acceptance by the donee. The document, which may be a card | designed to be carried on the person, must be may be a donor card | signed by the donor, in the presence of 2 witnesses who must sign | the document in his presence an electronic donor registry in | which the donor is included or a driver's license on which a | designation is made by organ donor decal, code or notation as | provided in Title 29-A, section 1402-A. If the donor cannot | sign, the document may be signed for him the donor at his the | donor's direction and in his the donor's presence, and in the | presence of 2 witnesses who must sign the document in his | presence. Delivery of the document of gift during the donor's | lifetime is not necessary to make the gift valid. |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2911, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 394, §1 and | affected by §6, is amended to read: |
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| §2911. Honor intent of organ donors |
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| | 1. General rule. The intention of a person to make a donation | of that person's own body organ or tissue after death must be | honored. In the absence of a written statement overriding donor | intent in accordance with subsection 2, or revocation or | amendment of the donor's execution of the intent to donate under | section 2906, Title 18-A, Article 5, Part 8 or Title 29-A, | section 1402-A, health care providers licensed in this State and | federally designated organ procurement organizations shall act in | accordance with the donor's intention and may take appropriate | actions to effect the gift. |
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| | 2. Overriding donor intent. Next of kin to a person who has | expressed intent to donate that person's own body organ or tissue | after death may override the intention of the donor in accordance | with this subsection by executing a written statement, witnessed | by a person who is not a relative of the donor. The written | statement must indicate that the signer has discussed honoring | the intent of the organ donor with a representative of an organ | procurement organization and must include: |
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| A. An indication that the donor revoked or altered the statement | of intent to donate, as provided in section 2906 or Title 18-A, | Article 5, Part 8. Next of kin acting under this paragraph shall | provide evidence of revocation or |
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