10-144 C.M.R. ch. 52, ch. 3 - TRAINING OF PERSONS WHO WILL PERFORM THE REQUEST FOR AN ANATOMICAL GIFT

A. all persons making requests for donations shall have received training in accordance with this rule.

B. The attending physician, who may be accompanied by another hospital representative trained and designated to assist In making the request, shall notify the appropriate person or persons, as defined In 22 MRSA52902(2), of the death and request consent to an organ donation. If the attending physician Is the only physician available to make the determination of death or Is otherwise unavailable, then the hospital administrator or his designated representatives shall make the request for organ donation.

C. Training for persons requesting organ donations shall Include but not be limited to:

1. The legal requirements of the Chapter 710, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act ( 22 MRSA §2901 - 2910 ) and the necessity for completion of the medical record regarding organ donation requests;

2. Specifics of organ donation, Including: Identification of potential donors, medical uses of donated organs, general medical concepts Involved In organ transplantation, procedures for declaring brain death, the history and success of transplant programs, reimbursement mechanisms for expenses relating to organ retrieval and the existing network for the procurement of organs and the systems for allocating donated organs;

3. A review of the psychological, social, ethical and religious factors affecting willingness to donate organs and resistance to organ donation, and a review of materials developed to train Individuals to request organ donation In an appropriate manner;

4. The family's right to refuse and the need to respect this right; and

5. Circumstances which result In the unsuitability of anatomical gifts.

D. The Maine transplantation center shall have primary responsibility for coordinating the training of persons making the request for organ donation. Regional and community hospitals shall work cooperatively with the Maine transplantation center to ensure that appropriate community and regional hospital personnel are trained.

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10-144 C.M.R. ch. 52, ch. 3