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| | | Resolve, Concerning the Authority of "Do Not Resuscitate" |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do | | not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless | | enacted as emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, current protocols applicable to emergency medical | | responders regarding the treatment of "do not resuscitate" orders | | require physicians' orders; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is necessary that the protocols be revised as | | quickly as possible to ensure that the informed wishes of a | | person, as stated in that person's directive, be complied with; | | and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Maine Emergency Medical Services protocols. Resolved: That the | | Medical Direction and Practices Board, as defined in the Maine | | Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 83, subsection 16-B, shall | | adopt changes in the Maine Emergency Medical Services protocols | | to affirmatively recognize the authority of an individual to |
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