18-C §5-814. Effect of Part
§5-814. Effect of Part 1. No presumption concerning intention if no advance health care directive or if revoked. This Part does not create a presumption concerning the intention of an individual who has not made or who has revoked an advance health care directive. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, […]
18-C §5-815. Judicial relief
§5-815. Judicial relief On petition of a patient, the patient’s agent, guardian or surrogate, a health care or social services provider or health care institution involved with the patient’s care, a state agency mandated to provide adult protective services pursuant to Title 22, chapter 958‑A, or an adult relative or adult friend of the patient, […]
18-C §5-816. Uniformity of application and construction
§5-816. Uniformity of application and construction This Part must be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject matter of this Part among states enacting it. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY […]
18-C §5-817. Military advanced medical directives
§5-817. Military advanced medical directives A military advanced medical directive executed in accordance with 10 United States Code, Section 1044c is valid in this State. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. […]
18-C §5-901. Short title
§5-901. Short title This Part may be known and cited as “the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act.” [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, […]
18-C §5-902. Definitions
§5-902. Definitions As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 1. Agent. “Agent” means a person granted authority to act for a principal under a power of attorney, whether […]
18-C §5-903. Applicability
§5-903. Applicability This Part applies to all powers of attorney except: [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 1. Coupled with an interest in the subject of the power. A power to the extent it is coupled with an interest in the subject of the […]
18-C §5-904. Power of attorney is durable
§5-904. Power of attorney is durable A power of attorney created under this Part is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, […]
18-C §5-806. Decisions by surrogate
§5-806. Decisions by surrogate 1. Decisions by surrogate. A surrogate may make a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment for a patient who is an adult or emancipated minor if the patient has been determined by the primary physician to lack capacity, no agent or guardian has been appointed or the agent or guardian […]
18-C §5-905. Execution of power of attorney; notices
§5-905. Execution of power of attorney; notices 1. Signed by principal; acknowledged. A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or in the principal’s conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal’s name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to […]