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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C, § 5-812

Capacity

PL 2017, c. 402, Pt

1. Right to make health care decisions while having capacity. This Part does not affect the right of an individual to make health care decisions while having capacity to do so.

2. Presumed to have capacity; rebuttal. An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance health care directive and to designate or disqualify a surrogate. This presumption may be rebutted by a determination by the individual's primary physician or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.