Home Table of Contents

§ 20-602. Surgical operations necessary to health of individual

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--General

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Female Genital Mutilation (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-602
§ 20-602. Surgical operations necessary to health of individual
Currentness
In general
(a) A surgical operation is not a violation of this subtitle if the operation is necessary to the health of the individual on whom it is performed and is performed by a person licensed in the State as a medical practitioner.
Customs or rituals
(b) In determining whether an operation is necessary to the health of the individual, no account may be taken of the belief on the part of any individual that the operation is required as a matter of custom or ritual.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 128, § 1, eff. April 28, 1998.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-602, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-602
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document