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§ 5-623. Registration of advance directive

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2017

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: July 1, 2017
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-623
§ 5-623. Registration of advance directive
Currentness
In general
(a) An individual may register an advance directive with an electronic advance directives service recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission.
Notification
(b)(1) The registrant shall notify the electronic advance directives service recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission if the registrant has amended or revoked a registered advance directive.
(2) A health care provider that becomes aware that a registrant has amended or revoked a registered advance directive shall, at the request of the registrant, provide the registrant with information on how to notify the electronic advance directives service recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission.
Requirements
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual is not required to submit an advance directive to an electronic advance directives service recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission.
(2) An individual shall submit an electronic advance directive that is not witnessed to an electronic advance directives service that is recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission.
Validity of advance directive
(d) Nothing in this Part II of this subtitle affects the validity of an advance directive that is not submitted to an electronic advance directives service recognized by the Maryland Health Care Commission.

Credits

Added by Acts 2006, c. 223, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 510, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 667, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.
MD Code, Health - General, § 5-623, MD HEALTH GEN § 5-623
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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