LD 1567
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LD 1567 Title Page An Act To Amend the Uniform Health-care Decisions Act Concerning Personal Repre... Page 2 of 3
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LR 1366
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §5-804, Pt. 1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. M,
§1 and affected by §2, is further amended to read:

 
PART 1

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE

 
(1) DESIGNATION OF AGENT: I designate the following
individual as my agent to make health-care decisions for me:

 
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(name of individual you choose as agent)

 
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(address) (city) (state) (zip code)

 
.......................................................

 
(home phone) (work phone)

 
OPTIONAL: If I revoke my agent's authority or if my agent is
not willing, able or reasonably available to make a health-care
decision for me, I designate as my first alternate agent:

 
.......................................................

 
(name of individual you choose as first alternate agent)

 
.......................................................

 
(address) (city) (state) (zip code)

 
.......................................................

 
(home phone) (work phone)

 
OPTIONAL: If I revoke the authority of my agent and first
alternate agent or if neither is willing, able or reasonably
available to make a health-care decision for me, I designate as
my second alternate agent:

 
.......................................................

 
(name of individual you choose as second alternate agent)

 
.......................................................

 
(address) (city) (state) (zip code)

 
.......................................................

 
(home phone) (work phone)

 
(2) AGENT'S AUTHORITY: My agent is authorized to make all
health-care decisions for me, including decisions to provide,
withhold or withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration and all


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