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An Act Concerning Advanced Directives To Give Effect to a Person's End-of-life Health Care Decisions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Education about communicating end-of-life decisions. The Attorney General shall:
1. Develop a program to educate the public about end-of-life decisions and the steps individuals must take to have their end-of-life decisions honored by all medical personnel; and
2. Develop a program to educate the legal sector and others who prepare living wills and other advance directives about end-of-life decisions and the steps individuals must take to have their end-of-life decisions honored by all medical personnel.
 
Effective September 12, 2009