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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

SUBTITLE 1. CONSENT PROVISIONS.

PART I. MINORS.

20-101. BLOOD DONATION.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MINOR WHO
IS AT LEAST 17 YEARS OLD, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF A PARENT,
MAY GIVE BLOOD TO A PROGRAM THAT:

(1)  IS VOLUNTARY;

(2)  DOES NOT PAY MONEY FOR THE BLOOD; AND

(3)  IS APPROVED BY:
(I) THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD

BANKS; OR

(II) THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 76A.

The word "consent" is substituted for the phrase
"permission or authorization", for brevity and
conformity to other sections of this subtitle.

The former word "noncompensatory" is deleted as
unnecessary in light of item (2) of this section,
which is revised to clarify that the program does
not pay money, although it later may receive
money for the blood.

20-102. MEDICAL TREATMENT.

(A)  MINOR WHO IS MARRIED OR PARENT.

A MINOR HAS THE SAME CAPACITY AS AN ADULT TO CONSENT TO
MEDICAL TREATMENT IF THE MINOR:

(1)  IS MARRIED; OR

(2)  IS THE PARENT OF A CHILD.

(B)  EMERGENCY TREATMENT.

A MINOR HAS THE SAME CAPACITY AS AN ADULT TO CONSENT TO
MEDICAL TREATMENT IF, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE ATTENDING
PHYSICIAN, THE LIFE OR HEALTH OF THE MINOR WOULD BE AFFECTED
ADVERSELY BY DELAYING TREATMENT TO OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF
ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.