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§ 6-201. Domestic partners; hospital, residential treatment center visits

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 6. Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Emergencies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Visitation and Medical Emergencies (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2008
MD Code, Health - General, § 6-201
§ 6-201. Domestic partners; hospital, residential treatment center visits
Currentness
Visitation rules
(a) A hospital, related institution, or residential treatment center, as defined in § 19-301 of this article, shall allow a patient's or resident's domestic partner, the children of the patient's or resident's domestic partner, and the domestic partner of the patient's or resident's parent or child to visit, unless:
(1) No visitors are allowed;
(2) The facility reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of a patient, resident, or member of the facility staff; or
(3) The patient or resident or the patient's or resident's personal representative tells the facility staff that the patient or resident does not want a particular person to visit.
Institution establishing restrictions
(b) This section does not prohibit a hospital, related institution, or residential treatment center from establishing reasonable restrictions on visitation, including restrictions on the hours of visitation and number of visitors.

Credits

Added by Acts 2008, c. 590, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008.
MD Code, Health - General, § 6-201, MD HEALTH GEN § 6-201
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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