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22 ME Rev Stat § 2767-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 703: BIRTH RECORDS|22 §2767-A. Amendment of birth certificate of adult

 §2767-A. Amendment of birth certificate of adult 1.  Amendment of birth certificate.  The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall amend the birth certificate of a person 18 years of age or older born in this State for the purpose of identifying or replacing a genetic parent who was not known or listed at the time of birth when the state registrar has received the following:   A. A signed, notarized request from the subject of the birth certificate that the birth certificate be amended;   [PL 2017, c. 5, §3 (NEW).]B. Either the written, notarized consent of the genetic parent to be named on the amended birth certificate or a certified copy of the death certificate of the genetic parent to be named on the amended birth certificate; and   [PL 2017, c. 5, §3 (NEW).]C. Evidence of genetic parentage based on testing of deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, that includes:   (1) A notarized report of the results of the DNA testing; and   (2) Notarized documentation of the chain of custody of the blood and tissue samples examined in the testing.   The testing must be of a type generally acknowledged as reliable by accreditation bodies designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services, and it must be performed by a laboratory approved by an accreditation body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services.   [PL 2017, c. 5, §3 (NEW).][PL 2021, c. 49, §6 (AMD).] 2.  Effect.  If the request submitted pursuant to subsection 1 does not contain the written, notarized consent of the genetic parent to be named on the amended birth certificate, amendment of the birth certificate pursuant to this section does not affect the rights of inheritance and descent. A birth certificate amended without the written, notarized consent of the genetic parent to be named on the amended birth certificate must contain the following words in a conspicuous place: "This birth certificate has been amended to identify or replace a genetic parent not known or listed at the time of birth. This amendment does not affect the rights of inheritance or descent of the subject of the birth certificate."   [PL 2021, c. 49, §6 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 5, §3 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 49, §6 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2768 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 703: BIRTH RECORDS|22 §2768. Access to original birth certificate by adopted person

 §2768. Access to original birth certificate by adopted person An adopted person, the adopted person's attorney or, if the adopted person is deceased, the adopted person's descendants may obtain a copy of that person's original certificate of birth from the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, referred to in this section as "the state registrar," in accordance with this section.   [PL 2007, c. 409, §4 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 409, §6 (AFF).]1.  Requirements.  The adopted person must be at least 18 years of age and have been born in this State.   [PL 2007, c. 409, §4 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 409, §6 (AFF).] 2.  Application.  The adopted person must file a written application with and provide appropriate proof of identification to the state registrar.   [PL 2007, c. 409, §4 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 409, §6 (AFF).] 3.  Issuance of birth certificate and forms.  Upon receipt of the written application and proof of identification pursuant to subsection 2 and fulfillment of the requirements of subsection 4, the state registrar shall issue a noncertified copy of the unaltered original certificate of birth to the applicant. If a contact preference or medical history form has been completed and submitted to the state registrar pursuant to section 2769, the state registrar also must provide that information.   [PL 2007, c. 409, §4 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 409, §6 (AFF).] 4.  Fees; waiting period.  The state registrar may require a waiting period and impose a fee for the noncertified copy provided pursuant to subsection 3. The fees and waiting period imposed under this subsection must be identical to the fees and waiting period generally imposed on persons seeking their own birth certificates.   [PL 2007, c. 409, §4 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 409, §6 (AFF).] 5.  Forms; rules.  The state registrar shall develop by rule the data elements required in the contact preference form, medical history form and application form as required by this section and may adopt other rules for the administration of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2009, c. 601, §22 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 409, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 409, §6 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 601, §22 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2801 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 705: MARRIAGE RECORDS AND LICENSES|22 §2801. Issuance of marriage certificates to nonresidents; divorce certificate (REPEALED)

 §2801. Issuance of marriage certificates to nonresidents; divorce certificate (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 9 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §D32 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2802 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 705: MARRIAGE RECORDS AND LICENSES|22 §2802. Copy of record of marriages (REPEALED)

 §2802. Copy of record of marriages (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 161 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 456, §A70 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 480, §§A,3,31 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 225, §6 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §D33 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2803 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 705: MARRIAGE RECORDS AND LICENSES|22 §2803. Records of divorces and annulments

 §2803. Records of divorces and annulments The clerk of the Superior Court in each county and the clerk of the District Court in each judicial division shall file with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics a record of each divorce judgment or annulment issued in his jurisdiction within 45 days after judgment.   Such record shall contain the names and residences of the parties and name of the person to whom judgment was issued, the date and place of the marriage, the date of and legal grounds for the judgment and the names and ages of the minor children. Forms shall be furnished by the registrar.   The record of divorce prepared for the state registrar shall not become a part of the official record of the court.
22 ME Rev Stat § 2804 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 705: MARRIAGE RECORDS AND LICENSES|22 §2804. --index

 §2804. --index The Registrar of Vital Statistics shall prepare and keep an alphabetical index, by the names of both parties, of all annulments and divorces reported. When requested, the registrar shall cause a search to be made of the files for the record of any divorce or annulment and shall furnish a copy thereof. The fee for such search and copy must reasonably reflect the cost of the service, as specified in Title 22-A, section 210.   [PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §31 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 186, §3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 259, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §31 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2811 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 706: UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT|22 §2811. Determination of death

 §2811. Determination of death An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.   [PL 1983, c. 33 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 33 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2812 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 706: UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT|22 §2812. Uniformity of construction and application

 §2812. Uniformity of construction and application This Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Act among states enacting it.   [PL 1983, c. 33 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 33 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2813 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 706: UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT|22 §2813. Short title

 §2813. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Act.   [PL 1983, c. 33 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 33 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2841 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2841. Registration of fetal deaths

 §2841. Registration of fetal deaths Except as authorized by the department or as required under section 1596, a certificate of each death of a fetus of 20 or more weeks of gestation that occurs in this State must be filed with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics or the clerk of the municipality where the delivery occurred within 14 days after delivery and prior to removal of the fetus from the State.   [PL 2013, c. 14, §1 (AMD).]1.  Certificate filed by funeral director.  The funeral director or other authorized person in charge of the disposition of the dead fetus or its removal from the State is responsible for filing the certificate. In the absence of such a person, the physician or other person in attendance at or after the delivery is responsible for filing the certificate. The funeral director or authorized person or physician or other person in attendance at or after delivery shall obtain the personal data from the best qualified person or source available and shall present the certificate to the person responsible for completing the medical certification of the cause of death.   [PL 2009, c. 601, §24 (AMD).] 2.  Medical certificate by physician.  The medical certification shall be completed and signed within 5 days after delivery by the physician in attendance at or after the delivery, except when an inquiry as to the cause of fetal death is required by law.   [PL 1989, c. 274, §3 (AMD).] 3.  Medical certificate by medical examiner.  When the fetal death occurs without medical attendance upon the mother at or after delivery, or when inquiry as to the cause of fetal death is required by law, the medical examiner shall complete and sign the medical certification within 5 days after delivery. A certification need not be completed before the remains are ready for release.   [PL 1989, c. 274, §3 (AMD).] 4.  Certificate from hospital or institution.  When the fetal death occurs in a hospital or an institution, the person in charge of the hospital or institution or the person authorized to obtain the medical data shall prepare the certificate, certify by signature or by electronic process that the fetal death occurred at the place and time and on the date stated and file the certificate as directed in this section. The physician or other person in attendance shall provide the medical information required on the certificate in a timely fashion, as specified by department rule.   [PL 2013, c. 14, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 232, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 363, §5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 274, §§2,3 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §54 (COR). PL 2009, c. 601, §24 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 14, §§1, 2 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2842-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2842-A. Identification of dead human bodies with communicable diseases

 §2842-A. Identification of dead human bodies with communicable diseases The department shall promulgate rules providing for notification to funeral directors or other authorized agents in charge of the disposition of dead human bodies in cases when the body has been diagnosed as having a communicable disease.   [PL 1987, c. 811, §20 (NEW).]Notification pursuant to this section is not a violation of this Title or Title 5, chapter 501.   [PL 1987, c. 811, §20 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 811, §20 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2842-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2842-B. Native American human remains

 §2842-B. Native American human remains 1.  Transfer of remains.  Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, a person or entity who possesses any human remains identified as Native American human remains shall transfer the remains to the intertribal repatriation organization that is appointed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Penobscot Nation, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and Aroostook Band of Micmacs for reburial. The intertribal repatriation organization shall make reasonable inquiry to locate the next of kin of the deceased. If next of kin are located, the intertribal repatriation organization shall transfer the remains to the next of kin.   [PL 2009, c. 601, §26 (AMD).] 2.  Medical Examiner cases.  In cases within the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner Act, the Chief Medical Examiner has authority over Native American human remains until the remains are no longer required for legal purposes. At that time, the Chief Medical Examiner shall make reasonable inquiry to locate the next of kin of the deceased. If next of kin are located, the Chief Medical Examiner shall release the remains to the next of kin of the deceased. If no next of kin are located, the remains must be released to the intertribal repatriation organization for reburial.   [PL 2009, c. 601, §26 (AMD).] 3.  Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.   Subsection 1 does not apply to any human remains or any person or entity subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 United States Code, Chapter 32.   [PL 2001, c. 601, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Memorandum of understanding.  The Chief Medical Examiner, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Maine State Museum shall enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the disposition of human remains in the possession of the Chief Medical Examiner that are subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.   [PL 2001, c. 601, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 738, §C5 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 601, §1 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 601, §26 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2844 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2844. Subregistrars

 §2844. Subregistrars The State Registrar of Vital Statistics or municipal clerk may appoint one or more suitable and proper persons in a municipality as subregistrars, who are authorized to issue permits for transportation and final disposition of dead human bodies in the same manner as is required of the state registrar or municipal clerk, as specified by department rule. The completed death certificate or report of death, upon which the permit is issued, together with a copy of the disposition of human remains permit must be forwarded to the municipal clerk at the earliest opening of the municipal office after the date of issue, and all permits by whomsoever issued must be returned to the municipal clerk as required by section 2843. The appointment of subregistrars must be made with reference to locality, so as to best suit the convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality, and such annual appointment must be in writing and recorded in the office of the state registrar or municipal clerk. The subregistrars in any municipality hold office at the pleasure of the state registrar or municipal clerk.   [PL 2009, c. 601, §30 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 231, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 54 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 574, §29 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 601, §30 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2845 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2845. Certificate of death typewritten or hand printed

 §2845. Certificate of death typewritten or hand printed A death certificate required to be filed under this chapter by an authorized person as described in section 2846 must be typewritten or legibly hand printed prior to such filing.   [PL 2011, c. 371, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 371, §3 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 252 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 574, §30 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 74, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 371, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 371, §3 (AFF).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2846 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2846. Authorized person

 §2846. Authorized person For the purposes of this chapter, the "authorized person" responsible for obtaining or filing a permit or certificate means a member of the immediate family of the deceased, the domestic partner of the deceased, a person authorized in writing by a member of the immediate family of the deceased if no member of the immediate family of the deceased wishes to assume the responsibility or by the domestic partner of the deceased if the domestic partner does not wish to assume the responsibility or, in the absence of immediate family or a known domestic partner, a person authorized in writing by the deceased. For purposes of this section, "domestic partner" means one of 2 unmarried adults who are domiciled together under long-term arrangements that evidence a commitment to remain responsible indefinitely for each other's welfare.   [PL 2003, c. 672, §21 (AMD).]For the purposes of this chapter, "nurse practitioner" means an advanced practice registered nurse who is a certified nurse practitioner authorized to practice without the supervision of a physician pursuant to Title 32, chapter 31.   [PL 2005, c. 359, §5 (NEW).]For the purposes of this chapter, "health care provider" means a physician, a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant.   [PL 2007, c. 56, §5 (AMD).]For the purposes of this chapter, "physician assistant" means a person who has graduated from a physician assistant or surgeon assistant program accredited by the American Medical Association Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its successor and who has passed the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or its successor.   [PL 2007, c. 56, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 232, §4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 17 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 672, §21 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 359, §5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 56, §§5, 6 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2847 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2847. Electronic death registration system

 §2847. Electronic death registration system A person authorized to complete or file a certificate of death pursuant to section 2842 shall use the electronic death registration system maintained by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. This section does not apply to an authorized person under section 2846. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2017, c. 37, §1 (AMD); PL 2017, c. 37, §2 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 371, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 37, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 37, §2 (AFF).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2848 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS|22 §2848. Registering a presumed death

 §2848. Registering a presumed death When a death is presumed to have occurred in the State but the body has not been located, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall register a death in accordance with this section upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court issued in accordance with Title 18-C, section 1-106, subsection 5.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §50 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]1.  Required information.  In order to register a death on the basis of a court order, the court order must include:   A. The decedent's full legal name;   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).]B. The date of death, as determined from the evidence presented;   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).]C. The municipality, county and place of death, as determined from the evidence presented;   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).]D. The decedent's address, including street address, municipality, county, state and zip code at the time of death;   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).]E. The decedent's marital status at the time of death;   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).]F. The given name of the decedent's surviving spouse, if any; and   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).]G. If known, information necessary to complete the medical certification including the cause and manner of death. If the death occurred from an injury, the court order must include information on how and when the injury occurred. If such information is not known, the order must indicate the lack of available information.   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).][PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Death certificate; identification of court order.  A death certificate issued pursuant to this section must identify the court that issued the order on which the death certificate is based and include the date of the court order.   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Record marked "presumptive."  The record of a death registered pursuant to this section must be marked "presumptive."   [PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 193, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §50 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2881 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES|22 §2881. Delivery to physician for scientific purposes

 §2881. Delivery to physician for scientific purposes If any resident of the State requests or consents that after death his body may be delivered to a regular physician or surgeon for the advancement of anatomical science, it may be used for that purpose, unless some kindred or family connection makes objection.