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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. 2. 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 make available 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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| | | B.__Information regarding the opportunity to save a life | | through organ and tissue donation must be prominently | | displayed on driver's license information mailed to | | applicants or distributed at offices of the bureau and must | | be prominently displayed on posters in offices of the | | bureau. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§6, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 | | and affected by §22, is amended to read: |
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| | | B. The Secretary of State shall develop and implement a | | standardized driver education curriculum that establishes | | minimum standards for instructional goals and learning | | objectives. The Secretary of State shall require | | distribution of information on organ and tissue donation and | | the possibility of saving lives through organ donation. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1402-A, sub-§§4 and 5 are enacted to read: |
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