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revocation or amendment of the donor's execution of the intent to | donate under section 2906, Title 18-A, Article 5, Part 8 or Title | 29-A, section 1402-A, health care providers licensed in this State | and federally designated organ procurement organizations shall act | in accordance with the donor's intention and may take appropriate | actions to effect the gift. |
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| | 2. Overriding donor intent. Next of kin to a person who has | expressed intent to donate that person's own body organ or tissue | after death may override the intention of the donor in accordance | with this subsection by executing a written statement, witnessed | by a person who is not a relative of the donor. The written | statement must indicate that the signer has discussed honoring | the intent of the organ donor with a representative of an organ | procurement organization and must include: |
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| A. An indication that the donor revoked or altered the | statement of intent to donate, as provided in section 2906 | or Title 18-A, Article 5, Part 8. Next of kin acting under | this paragraph shall provide evidence of revocation or | alteration by the donor after the date of the donor's | expressing a willingness or intention to donate; or |
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| B. An indication of the decision of the signer to override | the expressed intention of the donor. |
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| If more than one person qualifies as next of kin and also | qualifies to execute an anatomical gift of all or part of the | decedent's body under this chapter or any other provision of law, | the document used to override donor intent must show the | agreement of a majority of those persons at the level of priority | of the signer under Title 18-A, section 5-805 or Title 22, | section 2902, subsection 2. |
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| | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1402-A, sub-§4, ķE, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 394, | §4 and affected by §6, is amended to read: |
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| E. Notwithstanding Title 22, section 1711-C and any other provision of | law to the contrary, a health care provider licensed in this State to | provide primary health care shall provide information to a federally | designated organ procurement organization regarding a patient who has | indicated a willingness to become an organ donor under this section, | Title 18-A, Article 5, Part 8 or Title 22, chapter 710 if such | information is provided in accordance with professional standards | applicable to organ donation and if donor intent has not been overridden | pursuant to Title 22, section 2911, subsection 2. |
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