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§ 5-512. Prohibited actions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--General

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 5. Death (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-512
§ 5-512. Prohibited actions
Currentness
In general
(a) A practitioner or an operator of a crematory may not require an authorizing agent to obtain appointment as personal representative of the decedent's estate as a condition precedent to making final arrangements or authorizing cremation of a decedent.
Documents drafted by decedent
(b) A person may not authorize cremation when a decedent has left instructions in a document that the decedent does not wish to be cremated.

Credits

Added as Health-General § 5-502.5 by Acts 1994, c. 517, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Renumbered as Health-General § 5-512 and amended by Acts 1995, c. 517, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 379, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, c. 517, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995.
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-512, MD HEALTH GEN § 5-512
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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