1.Brain Death - Brain death, as noted in 22 MRSA52812, refers to the condition of an individual who has sustained irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem. The determination of brain death shall be made In accordance with accepted medical standards.2.Community Hospital - For the purpose of these regulations, a community hospital Is a Maine general hospital whose role In Maine's organ procurement system Is to Identify patients who meet medical criteria to qualify as potential organ donors, request permission of appropriate Individuals (as defined In 22 MRSA §2902(2)) for the donation of organs, and arrange for the transfer of these patients to regional hospitals where the organ procurement attempt will be made.3.Community Hospital Agreement - A community hospital agreement is a written document developed between community and regional hospitals and the Maine transplantation center. The purpose of the agreement Is to describe the roles and responsibilities of the community and regional hospitals and the Maine transplantation center in Maine's organ procurement system.4.Donor Organ and Tissue - A donor organ is a solid body part such as a heart, heart-lung, bone, kidney, liver or pancreas that can be surgically removed from a patient- donor and subsequently transplanted Into the body of a recipient. A donor tissue is another body part such as skin, eye/cornea, bone and blood that can also be removed from a patient donor and be donated to a patient who is a potential tissue recipient. It Is anticipated that requests for the gift of donor organ(s) from brain dead patients will also result In the procurement of donor tissues suitable for transplant.5.General Hospital - Is an acute health care facility with permanent Inpatient beds planned, organized, operated and maintained to offer, for a continuing period of time, facilities and services for the diagnosis of treatment, illness and deformity. Specifically excluded are state mental health institutes or non state mental health institutions as defined by 34-B MRSA §3801. 6.Inter-Hospital Agreement - An Inter-hospital agreement Is a written document made by two or more Maine hospitals which establishes protocols for the retrieval and transportation of all or any part of a body found suitable for transplantation and for the costs associated with transplantation.7.Maine Transplantation Center - The Maine transplantation center Is a general hospital located In Maine that performs one or more of the following transplant procedures: kidney, heart, heart-lung, liver or pancreas. At this time, the Maine Medical Center is the Maine transplantation center. This facility will have several responsibilities n Maine's organ procurement system. It will have major responsibilities In assisting regional and community hospitals In the training of persons making the request for organ donation. This facility will also assist community hospitals In Identifying potential organ donors. It will serve as a facility where both organ procurement attempts are made and where organ transplantation procedures are performed. This hospital shall also have the responsibilities of Identifying patients in its own facility who meet medical criteria to qualify as potential organ donors and requesting permission of appropriate Individuals (as defined In 22 MRSA §2902(2)) for the donation of organs of these patients so that organ procurement attempts can be made.8.Potential Organ Donor - A potential organ donor is a hospital patient, aged neonate - 60, who meets the medical criteria for brain death and does not have contraindications for organ donation.9.Potential Organ or Tissue Donor - A potential organ or tissue donor is a hospital patient, aged neonate -60, who meets the medical criteria for brain death and is a suitable candidate for organ or tissue donation based upon accepted medical standards. A patient who Is not a potential organ donor need not be considered a potential tissue donor. The need for an organ or tissue may be considered In determining whether a patient Is suitable as a potential organ or tissue donor.10.Regional Hospitals - For the purpose of these regulations, a regional hospital Is a Maine general hospital whose major role In Maine's organ procurement system is to serve as a facility where organ procurement attempts will be made. These hospitals shall also have the responsibilities of identifying those patients in their facility who meet medical criteria to qualify as potential organ donors and requesting permission of appropriate individuals (as defined in 22 MRSA §2902(2)) for the donation of organs of these patients, so that organ procurement attempts can be made.11.Regional Hospital Agreement - A regional hospital agreement Is a written document developed by regional hospitals and transplantation centers. The purpose of the agreement shall be to describe the respective roles and responsibilities of the regional hospitals and transplantation centers In Maine's organ procurement system. C.M.R. 10, 144, ch. 52, 1