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22 ME Rev Stat § 2947 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2947. Refusal to make anatomical gift and effect of refusal

 §2947. Refusal to make anatomical gift and effect of refusal 1.  Refusal of individual.  An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by:   A. A record signed by:   (1) The individual; or   (2) Subject to subsection 2, another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. The individual's will whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual's death; or   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]C. Any form of communication made by the individual during the individual's terminal illness or injury addressed to at least 2 other individuals who are at least 18 years of age, one of whom is a disinterested witness.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Individual acting at direction of individual.  A record signed pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (2) must:   A. Be witnessed by at least 2 other individuals who are at least 18 years of age, one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph A.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Amendment or revocation by individual.  An individual may amend or revoke a refusal:   A. In the manner provided in subsection 1 for making a refusal;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. By subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to section 2945 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]C. By the destruction or cancellation of the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Effect of unrevoked refusal.  Except as otherwise provided in section 2948, subsection 7, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or a part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual's body or the part.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2948 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2948. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation

 §2948. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation 1.  Person other than donor barred.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or a part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor's body or the part under section 2945 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or the part under section 2946.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Revocation not refusal.  A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or a part under section 2946 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in section 2944 or 2949 from making an anatomical gift of the donor's body or a part under section 2945 or 2950.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Effect of gift or amendment by person other than donor.  If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor's body or a part under section 2945 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or a part under section 2946, another person may not make, amend or revoke the gift of the donor's body or part under section 2950.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Effect of revocation by person other than donor.  A revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or a part under section 2946 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or a part under section 2945 or 2950.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 5.  Effect of gift of a part or for a purpose.  In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 2944:   A. An anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person under section 2945 or 2950; and   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. An anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2944 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person under section 2945 or 2950.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 6.  Donor unemancipated minor.  If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies under 18 years of age, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 7.  Parent's revocation of unemancipated minor's refusal.  If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies under 18 years of age, a parent of the individual who is reasonably available may revoke the individual's refusal.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2949 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2949. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

 §2949. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part 1.  Gift by members of class; priority.  Subject to subsections 2 and 3 and unless barred by subsection 4, an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part for purposes of transplantation, therapy, research or education may be made, in the order of priority listed, by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available:   A. An agent of the decedent at the time of death who could have made an anatomical gift under section 2944, subsection 2 immediately before the decedent's death;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. The spouse of the decedent;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]C. The registered domestic partner of the decedent;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]D. Adult children of the decedent;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]E. Parents of the decedent;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]F. Adult siblings of the decedent;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]G. Adult grandchildren of the decedent;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]H. Grandparents of the decedent;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]I. An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent who is familiar with the decedent's personal values;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]J. The person or persons acting as the guardian of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]K. Any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent's body.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Anatomical gift by member of class unless object.  If there is more than one member of a class listed in subsection 1, paragraph A, D, E, F, G, H or J entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift can pass under section 2951 knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Member of prior class reasonably available.  No person may make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a prior class under subsection 1 is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Gift barred.  An anatomical gift may not be made if doing so is barred by section 2947 or 2948.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2950 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2950. Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

 §2950. Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part 1.  Authorized person: document; oral communication.  A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 2949 may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or that person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Amendment or revocation by prior class member.  Subject to subsection 3, an anatomical gift by a person authorized under section 2949 may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift may be amended or revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members object to the amending or revoking of the gift or they are equally divided as to whether to amend or revoke an anatomical gift.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Revocation effective if known.  A revocation under subsection 2 is effective only if the procurement organization or transplant hospital or the physician or technician knows of the revocation before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Requesting consent.  Consent for an anatomical gift by a recovery agency under section 2949 must be documented in writing or, if secured in a telephone conversation, in a suitable recording, must disclose in plain language the specific tissue, organ or body part being donated and the purpose for which the anatomical gift will be used and must comply in all respects with rules regarding consent requirements for anatomical gifting adopted by the department pursuant to subsection 5.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 5.  Rulemaking.  The department, after consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules must provide specific requirements for all recovery agencies, require federally recognized recovery agencies to demonstrate compliance with applicable federal standards governing consent to anatomical gifts and require all other recovery agencies that do not operate under federal regulation to demonstrate adherence to the consent requirements of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2952 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2952. Search and notification

 §2952. Search and notification 1.  Persons to conduct reasonable search.  The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the searcher reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:   A. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Document of gift or refusal found.  If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subsection 1, paragraph A and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Immunity.  A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2953 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2953. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine

 §2953. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine 1.  Delivery during lifetime not required.  A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Examination and copying.  Upon or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under section 2951.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2955 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2955. Coordination of procurement and use

 §2955. Coordination of procurement and use Each hospital in this State, after consultation with procurement organizations, shall establish agreements or affiliations for coordination of procurement and use of human bodies and parts.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2956 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2956. Immunity

 §2956. Immunity 1.  In accordance with chapter.  A person that acts in accordance with this chapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state or attempts in good faith to do so is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution or administrative proceeding.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  No liability for injury or damage.  Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Reliance on representations.  A person who documents the making, amending or revoking of an anatomical gift under this chapter may rely upon representations of the individuals listed in section 2949, subsection 1, paragraphs B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I relating to their relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2957 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2957. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity

 §2957. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity 1.  Validity of document.  A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:   A. This chapter;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]C. The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Law of State governs.  If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this State governs the interpretation of the document of gift.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Presumption.  A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2958 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2958. Donor registry

 §2958. Donor registry 1.  Elements of donor registry.  A donor registry must:   A. Provide a database that allows an individual who has made an anatomical gift to be included on the donor registry. The Maine Organ Donor Registry maintained under Title 29-A, section 1402-A must comply with this paragraph beginning January 1, 2010;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]B. Be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, at or near death of the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made an anatomical gift; and   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]C. Be accessible for purposes of paragraph B 7 days a week on a 24-hour basis.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Nondisclosure of personally identifiable information.  Personally identifiable information on a donor registry about a donor or prospective donor may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor or the person that made the anatomical gift for any purpose other than to determine, at or near death of the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made an anatomical gift.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Other registries.  This section does not prohibit any person from creating or maintaining a donor registry that is not established by or under contract with the State. A registry under this subsection must comply with this chapter.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Certification of donor registries.  Prior to the establishment of a nongovernmental donor registry, the donor registry must be certified by the department to ensure the registry operates in accordance with the standards and requirements of this chapter except that a donor registry established by an organ procurement organization designated by and in good standing with the United States Department of Health and Human Services is exempt from the certification requirement.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 5.  Rulemaking.  The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2959 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2959. Honoring decision of donors

 §2959. Honoring decision of donors A person's decision to make a donation of that person's own body, organ or tissue after death must be honored. In the absence of a revocation or amendment under section 2946, health care providers and procurement organizations shall act in accordance with the donor's decision and may take appropriate actions to effect the gift.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2960 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2960. Cooperation between Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization

 §2960. Cooperation between Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization 1.  Cooperation to maximize opportunity.  The Chief Medical Examiner shall, consistent with the requirements of chapter 711, cooperate with a procurement organization to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Examination within compatible time period.  If the Chief Medical Examiner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner and a postmortem examination may be performed, unless the Chief Medical Examiner denies recovery in accordance with section 2961, the Chief Medical Examiner or designee shall undertake reasonable efforts to conduct a postmortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a time period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Subject of an anatomical gift.  A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner for transplantation, therapy, research or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This subsection does not preclude the Chief Medical Examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2962 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2962. Registration of recovery agencies

 §2962. Registration of recovery agencies 1.  Registration.  Except as provided under subsection 2, a recovery agency must be registered by the department prior to requesting, receiving or otherwise participating in an anatomical gift under this chapter.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Rulemaking.  The department shall adopt rules governing the registration of recovery agencies. The rules must provide for exemptions for organ procurement organizations designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and tissue banks registered with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration that are in good standing with their respective federal oversight agencies. The rules may provide for exemptions for other recovery agencies if such agencies operate in full compliance with this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Fees.  The department may charge reasonable registration fees to defray administrative costs in administering this section.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 2963 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS|Chapter 710-B: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT|22 §2963. Uniformity of application and construction

 §2963. Uniformity of application and construction In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).