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with personnel at a hospital licensed in this State these | | provisions concerning honoring the intent of organ donors and | | 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. 4. 26 MRSA §979-D, sub-§1, ķE, as amended by PL 1997, c. 741, §6 | | and affected by §12, is further amended by amending | | subparagraph (1), division (c) to read: |
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| | | (c) Use of vacation or sick leave, or both.__ | | Public employees who donate bone marrow are | | eligible for 7 days of administrative leave for | | that purpose, and public employees who donate | | other tissues or organs are eligible for 30 days | | of administrative leave for that purpose.__ | | Administrative leave granted under this division | | may be used before sick leave and is in addition | | to any sick leave to which the employee is | | entitled; |
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| | | Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§8 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 8.__Organ and tissue donation.__This subsection applies to | | organ donation under section 1402-A. |
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| | | A.__Before issuing or renewing a driver's license, the | | Secretary of State shall read to the applicant a short | | statement on the opportunity to save a life through organ | | and tissue donation and shall provide the applicant an | | opportunity to become an organ or tissue donor.__The | | applicant must be given a form on which to indicate | | whether the applicant intends to become a donor. |
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