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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.

 
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:

 
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
alteration by the donor after the date of the donor's
expressing a willingness or intention to donate; or

 
B. An indication of the decision of the signer to override
the expressed intention of the donor.

 
If more than one person qualifies as next of kin and also
qualifies to execute an anatomical gift of all or part of the
decedent's body under this chapter or any other provision of law,
the document used to override donor intent must show the
agreement of a majority of those persons at the level of priority
of the signer under Title 18-A, section 5-805 or Title 22,
section 2902, subsection 2.

 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1402-A, sub-§4, ķE, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 394,
§4 and affected by §6, is amended to read:

 
E. Notwithstanding Title 22, section 1711-C and any other provision of
law to the contrary, a health care provider licensed in this State to
provide primary health care shall provide information to a federally
designated organ procurement organization regarding a patient who has
indicated a willingness to become an organ donor under this section,
Title 18-A, Article 5, Part 8 or Title 22, chapter 710 if such
information is provided in accordance with professional standards
applicable to organ donation and if donor intent has not been overridden
pursuant to Title 22, section 2911, subsection 2.


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