Maine Will Laws

  Maine

Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.

Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.

State Law Citation and Title

ME REV ST Tit. 18-A § 2-101 to 2-114

Maine Revised Statutes Title 18-A, Article II, Part 1 (Intestate Succession)

State Law Statute

18-A§5-801, et seq. Uniform Health-Care Decision Act.

Specific Powers

Any medical procedure or intervention administered only to prolong process of dying. May include artificially administered nutrition and hydration

Revocation Duration

A living will is revocable at any time and in any manner regardless of the declarants current physical or mental condition. Revocation is effective upon communication to the attending physician or health care provider by the declarant or a witness to the revocation.

Reciprocity

Declarations properly executed in another state in compliance with laws of that state and Maine are considered valid.

Transfer Unwilling

Attending physician or other health care provider who is unwilling shall take all reasonable steps as promptly as practicable to transfer to another physician willing to comply and provide continuing care until transfer is effected. Willful failure to transfer is Class E crime

Immunity Physician

Physician or other health care provider whose action is in accord with reasonable medical standards and in good faith is not subject to criminal or civil liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct