Ch. 668                                    1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 26, 1994.

CHAPTER 668
(House Bill 1412)

AN ACT concerning

Anatomical Donations - Designation on a Driver's License or Identification Card

FOR the purpose of providing an exemption from the requirement that a hospital
administrator must request that an individual's representative consent to the
donation of all or part of the decedent's organs or tissues under certain
circumstances; specifying that a donor designation noted on a driver's license or
identification card is valid and effective for certain purposes;- specifying that an
applicant for a driver's license or identification card may designate that the
applicant consents to the gift of all body organs or parts; specifying that certain
drivers' licenses and identification cards shall be deemed to meet certain
requirements and be given a certain force and effect; adding certain organizations
to the list of organizations that the Secretary must consult with for the development
of certain guidelines; making certain technical corrections; providing certain
immunity for certain persons under certain circumstances; and generally relating to
anatomical donations.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-310
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1990 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 12-303
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:                                 

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