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§ 5-625. Immunity of health care provider

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 5. Death (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Health Care Decisions Act (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Advance Directive Program (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2016
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-625
Formerly cited as MD HEALTH GEN § 5-626
§ 5-625. Immunity of health care provider
Currentness
A health care provider is not subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability or deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct as determined by the appropriate licensing authority for:
(1) Failure to access an electronic advance directives service recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission; or
(2) Relying on information provided by an electronic advance directives service recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission.

Credits

Added as Health--General § 5-626 by Acts 2006, c. 223, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007. Renumbered as Health--General § 5-625 and amended by Acts 2016, c. 510, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-625, MD HEALTH GEN § 5-625
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.
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