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Maine Estate Planning FAQs

• Q: What Happens If I Do Not Make An Advance Directive?
  A: Your family can tell your doctor to continue to treat you. They can also tell your doctor to stop or not give treatment to keep you alive (life sustaining treatment) … More
• Q: Does My Doctor Have To Follow My Choices?
  A: Yes. If your doctor, hospital, or other place of health care has any special rules about health care decisions, or if they will not carry out your decisions, they must … More
• Q: What If Suffer From A Mental Health Problem?
  A: You may also choose to sign a different form, called a mental health directive, that allows you to choose what treatment you want if you become very mentally ill and … More
• Q: What Rights Do I Have As A Patient?
  A: When you need medical care, you have certain rights, including the right to refuse care. You have a right to know what your medical problem is and what tests and … More
• Q: What If I Want To Change My Mind?
  A: You have the right to cancel or replace this form at any time. To cancel the form, write, "cancelled" in large letters and the date on your original. Tell each person … More
• Q: What Is A Living Will?
  A: A living will is a written statement in which you inform doctors and family members what type of medical care you wish to receive should you become terminally ill or … More
• Q: What Happens To The Living Will After I Have Signed It And Given It To My Doctor?
  A: Your doctor will put the Living Will in your medical record, where everyone involved in your care should see it. Later on, if you are dying or in a persistent … More
• Q: Will Emergency Medical Personnel Honor My Living Will, In The Ambulance Or Emergency Room?
  A: Sometimes people who have signed Living Wills are surprised and upset when emergency medical personnel disregard the Living Will and administer life­support … More
• Q: Will My Living Will, Executed In Maine, Be Honored In Another State?
  A: It is possible that you may get sick, injured, or have to go to a hospital while visiting in another state. You should carry a copy of your Living Will with you in … More
• Q: Will Signing A Living Will Affect My Insurance?
  A: The law says that insurance companies may not base anything in an existing or future life insurance policy on whether a person does or does not have a Living Will.
• Q: What Else Should I Know About Advance Directives?
  A: Every hospital and many other places that provide health care in Maine have these forms or can tell you how to get them. Just ask your doctor or nurse. They can … More

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