3048                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                         Ch. 591

(II)  A DENTIST.

(III)  A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE.

(IV)  AN OPTOMETRIST.

(V)  AN OSTEOPATH.

(VI)  A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

(VII)  A PHYSICIAN.

(VIII)  A PODIATRIST.

(IX)  A REGISTERED NURSE.
(X) A HOSPITAL.
(XI) A RELATED INSTITUTION.

(X) A HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR OR THE
ADMINISTRATOR'S DESIGNEE.

(b)  This section does not authorize any treatment of a
disabled individual if the [attending physician] HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER knows that the treatment is against the religious belief
of the disabled individual.

(c)  A [physician or a health care facility] HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER may treat a disabled individual without consent if:

(1)  A person who is authorized to give the consent is
not available immediately;

(2)  The attending physician determines:

(i) There is a substantial risk of death or
immediate and serious harm to the disabled individual; and

(ii) With a reasonable degree of medical
certainty, the life or health of the disabled individual would be
affected adversely by delaying treatment to obtain consent; and

(3)  Treatment is of an emergency medical nature.

(D) IN THE ABSENCE OF A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY THAT
RELATES TO MEDICAL CARE AND IS EXECUTED UNDER § 13-601 OF THE
ESTATES AND TRUSTS ARTICLE, OR IN THE ABSENCE OF A JUDICIALLY
APPOINTED GUARDIAN, CONSERVATOR, COMMITTEE, OR TRUSTEE WHO HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO MEDICAL CARE, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
INDIVIDUALS MAY GIVE A SUBSTITUTED CONSENT FOR FURNISHING MEDICAL
OR DENTAL CARE AND TREATMENT TO A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES PROVIDED THE PROVISIONS
OF SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN MET: