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Ch. 223 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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CHAPTER 223
(Senate Bill 236)
AN ACT concerning
Health - Advance Directives - Registry - Drivers' Licenses and Identification
Cards
FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to
establish an advance directive registry in the Department; authorizing the
Secretary to adopt certain regulations; authorizing the Secretary to establish
certain fees by regulation; limiting the fees to a certain amount; authorizing the
Department to obtain services by contract; requiring the Department to be
responsible for the registry; requiring the Department to carry out certain
educational and outreach efforts; allowing the registration of advance directives;
requiring a certain database; requiring registrants to provide certain
information; providing certain immunity to health care practitioners; requiring
the Motor Vehicle Administration to provide for a method by which an
individual, on request, may have a notation placed on the individual's driver's
license or identification card indicating that the individual has made an advance
directive; providing for the removal of the notation from the driver's license or
identification card on written request; requiring a health care provider to assist
a registrant to notify the Department provide certain information to certain
registrants under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary to designate
certain individuals who may access the registry database; requiring the
Secretary to adopt regulations relating to registry access; authorizing the
Department to perform evaluations of the registry; providing for a delayed
effective date; defining certain terms; requiring the Department to consult with
certain stakeholders in implementing an Advance Directives Registry: making
this Act subject to a certain contingency; and generally relating to advance
directives.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 5-601(a) and (b) and 5-615
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
The part designation "Part I. Advance Directives" to immediately precede
Section 5-601; and 5-619 through 5-626, inclusive, to be under the new
part "Part II. Advance Directive Registry"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
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