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2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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 Mi'kmaq Nation 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); PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §4 (REV); PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §5 (AFF).]
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). PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §4 (REV). PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §5 (AFF).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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, "authorized person," in the context of responsibility 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.   [PL 2021, c. 567, §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). PL 2021, c. 567, §21 (AMD).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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 the resident's 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.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §145 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §145 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES › 22 §2882. Collection, distribution and delivery

§2882. Collection, distribution and delivery
The professors of anatomy, the professors of surgery and the demonstrators of anatomy in the medical schools of the State which are now or may hereafter become incorporated by Act of the Legislature shall be and are constituted a board for the collection, distribution and delivery of dead human bodies to and among such persons as under this chapter are entitled thereto. When no medical schools of the State are in active operation, the Superintendent of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, the Superintendent of the Riverview Psychiatric Center, the Superintendent of the Eastern Maine Medical Center, the Superintendent of the Maine Medical Center and the Superintendent of the Central Maine Medical Center shall constitute the board. The said board shall have full power to establish rules and regulations for its government and to appoint and remove officers, and shall keep full and complete minutes of its transactions. Records shall be kept under its direction of all bodies received and distributed by said board and of the persons to whom the same are distributed. The minutes and records shall be open at all times to the inspection of each member of said board, the Attorney General and the district attorney of any county within the State.   [PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §95 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 236, §§3, 4 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
P&SL 1973, c. 53 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A95 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 236, §§3,4 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES › 22 §2884. Distribution of bodies

§2884. Distribution of bodies
The board or its duly authorized agent may take and receive such bodies, so delivered, and shall upon receiving them after 7 days from the date of decease distribute and deliver them to or among the schools, physicians and surgeons in the following manner: Those schools needing bodies for lectures and demonstrations shall first be supplied as fast as practicable, the number assigned to each to be based upon the number of students in actual attendance, which number shall be returned to the board at such times as it shall direct. The board of distribution may from time to time designate physicians or surgeons who shall receive said bodies, applications to be considered in the order of their receipt by said board. Subject to this chapter, it shall be lawful for the University of Maine System, Colby College, Bates College and Bowdoin College or any recognized medical school in New England to receive such bodies for the promotion of medical education, which shall be construed to include nursing training and premedical education.   [PL 1985, c. 778, §62 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 779, §62 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES › 22 §2885. Enclosed from public view; carriers to obtain receipts

§2885. Enclosed from public view; carriers to obtain receipts
The board established pursuant to section 2882 may employ a carrier or carriers for the conveyance of bodies, and the bodies must be well enclosed within a suitable encasement and carefully deposited free from public observation. The carrier shall obtain receipts by name or, if the deceased is unknown, by a description for each body delivered by the carrier, and that receipt must state the source from which the body was received; the carrier shall deposit the receipts with the secretary of the board.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §146 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §146 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES › 22 §2886. Bond for proper disposal; traffic outside of State

§2886. Bond for proper disposal; traffic outside of State
A school, college, university, recognized medical school in New England, or physician or surgeon may not receive a body until a bond is given to the Treasurer of State by the physician or surgeon, or by and in behalf of the school, college, university or recognized medical school in New England, to be approved by a justice of a court of record in and for the county in which the physician or surgeon resides, or in which the school, college, university or recognized medical school in New England is situated. The bond must be in the penal sum of $1,000, conditioned that all bodies that the physician or surgeon or the school, college, university or recognized medical school in New England receives thereafter are used only for the promotion within the State of medical education, which includes nursing training and premedical education, and, when no longer needed for such educational purposes, are decently buried. The bond must be examined annually in the month of December by the Treasurer of State and the Treasurer of State shall certify in writing upon each bond in the Treasurer of State's possession approval of the bond. If a bond is not approved by the Treasurer of State, the Treasurer of State shall immediately notify the party giving the bond, who shall forthwith file a new bond. A person that sells or buys a body or in any way traffics in the same, transmits or conveys a body to any place outside of the State or causes the same to be done, except as provided in section 2884, must be punished by a fine of not more than $200 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §147 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §147 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES › 22 §2887. Expenses

§2887. Expenses
Neither the State nor any county or municipality, nor any officer, agent or servant thereof shall be at any expense by reason of the delivery or distribution of any such body, but all the expenses thereof, and of said board of distribution, shall be paid by those receiving the bodies in such manner as shall be specified by said board of distribution.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES › 22 §2888. Neglect to discharge duties

§2888. Neglect to discharge duties
Any person having duties enjoined upon the person by this chapter who neglects, refuses or omits to perform a duty required by this chapter must, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, for each offense.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §148 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §148 (COR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES › 22 §2889. Disposal of eyes after death (REPEALED)

§2889. Disposal of eyes after death
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 544, §78 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2901. Definitions (REPEALED)

§2901. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 359, §6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 56, §7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2902. Persons who may execute an anatomical gift (REPEALED)

§2902. Persons who may execute an anatomical gift
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 32, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 587, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2903. Persons who may become donees, and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made (REPEALED)

§2903. Persons who may become donees, and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2904. Manner of executing anatomical gifts (REPEALED)

§2904. Manner of executing anatomical gifts
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 79, §1 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 32 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 639, §1 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 574, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 208, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2905. Delivery of document of gift (REPEALED)

§2905. Delivery of document of gift
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2906. Amendment or revocation of the gift (REPEALED)

§2906. Amendment or revocation of the gift
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 823, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 823, §7 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 32, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 65, §A60 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 65, §§A153,C15 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 625, §A23 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2907. Rights and duties at death (REPEALED)

§2907. Rights and duties at death
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 574, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 359, §7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 56, §8 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2908. Uniformity of interpretation (REPEALED)

§2908. Uniformity of interpretation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2909. Short title (REPEALED)

§2909. Short title
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 193 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2910. Request for consent required to an anatomical gift (REPEALED)

§2910. Request for consent required to an anatomical gift
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 574, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710: UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT (REPEALED) › 22 §2911. Honor intent of organ donors (REPEALED)

§2911. Honor intent of organ donors
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 394, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 394, §6 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 208, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 601, §1 (RP). PL 2007, c. 601, §9 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2921. Definitions (REPEALED)

§2921. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2922. Declaration relating to use of life- sustaining procedures (REPEALED)

§2922. Declaration relating to use of life- sustaining procedures
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2923. Revocation of declaration (REPEALED)

§2923. Revocation of declaration
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2924. Recording determination of terminal condition and contents of declaration (REPEALED)

§2924. Recording determination of terminal condition and contents of declaration
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2925. Treatment of qualified patients (REPEALED)

§2925. Treatment of qualified patients
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2926. Transfer of patients (REPEALED)

§2926. Transfer of patients
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2927. Immunities (REPEALED)

§2927. Immunities
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2928. Penalties (REPEALED)

§2928. Penalties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2929. General provisions (REPEALED)

§2929. General provisions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2930. Recognition of declarations executed in other states (REPEALED)

§2930. Recognition of declarations executed in other states
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE › Subtitle 2: HEALTH › Part 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS › Chapter 710-A: LIVING WILLS › 22 §2931. Presumption of validity (REPEALED)

§2931. Presumption of validity
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 830, §2 (RP).
2023 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 §2941. Short title

§2941. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
2023 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 §2943. Applicability

§2943. Applicability
This chapter applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to, revocation of or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
2023 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 §2944. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death

§2944. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death
Subject to section 2948, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education in the manner provided in section 2945 by:   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Donor.
The donor, if the donor is at least 18 years of age or is under 18 years of age and is:
A. An emancipated minor; or   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
B. Authorized under state law to apply for a driver's license because the donor is at least 16 years of age;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Agent of donor.
An agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Parent of the donor.
A parent of the donor, if the donor is under 18 years of age and not emancipated; or
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Guardian of donor.
The donor's guardian.
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
2023 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 §2945. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death

§2945. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death
1.  Donor.
A donor may make an anatomical gift:
A. By authorizing inclusion in the donor registry;   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
B. In a will; or   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
C. During a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication 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.  Donor or other authorized person.
A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 2944 may make a gift by a donor card, advance directive or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift authorizing inclusion in the donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or the other person and 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 donor or the other person; 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.  Anatomical gift not invalidated.
Revocation, suspension, expiration or cancellation of the driver's license or identification card issued to a donor does not invalidate an anatomical gift.
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Anatomical gift by will.
An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not invalidate the gift.
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
2023 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 §2946. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death

§2946. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death
1.  Donor or authorized person.
Subject to section 2948, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 2944 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:
A. A record signed by:
(1) The donor;
(2) The other person; or
(3) Subject to subsection 2, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
B. A later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.   [PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Individual acting at donor's or authorized person's direction.
A record signed pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (3) 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 donor or the other person; 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.  Revocation by destruction or cancellation of document.
Subject to section 2948, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 2944 may revoke the gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or a portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Amendment or revocation by donor during terminal illness or injury.
A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a 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).]
5.  Amendment or revocation of gift in will.
A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection 1.
[PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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 domestic partner of the decedent. For purposes of this section, "domestic partner" means a registered domestic partner or one of 2 unmarried adults who had been domiciled together under long-term arrangements that evidenced a commitment to remain responsible indefinitely for each other's welfare, including evidence of an emotional, physical or financial relationship with the decedent similar to that of a spouse;   [PL 2021, c. 567, §24 (AMD).]
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 2021, c. 567, §24 (AMD).]
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). PL 2021, c. 567, §24 (AMD).
2023 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).