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Ch. 522 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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BY repealing
Article - Health - General
Section 5-603
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 5-603
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 5-605(a)(l) and (2) and 5-606(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 5-603 of the Health - General Article of the Annotated
Code of Maryland be repealed.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:
Article - Health - General
5-603.
MARYLAND ADVANCE DIRECTIVE:
PLANNING FOR FUTURE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
BY: _____________________________ DATE OF BIRTH: _____________________
(PRINT NAME) (MONTH/DAY/YEAR)
USING THIS ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FORM TO DO HEALTH CARE PLANNING IS
COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. OTHER FORMS ARE ALSO VALID IN MARYLAND. NO MATTER
WHAT FORM YOU USE, TALK TO YOUR FAMILY AND OTHERS CLOSE TO YOU ABOUT
YOUR WISHES.
THIS FORM HAS TWO PARTS TO STATE YOUR WISHES, AND A THIRD PART FOR
NEEDED SIGNATURES. PART I OF THIS FORM LETS YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION: IF
YOU CANNOT (OR DO NOT WANT TO) MAKE YOUR OWN HEALTH CARE DECISIONS,
WHO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THEM FOR YOU? THE PERSON YOU PICK IS CALLED
YOUR HEALTH CARE AGENT. MAKE SURE YOU TALK TO YOUR HEALTH CARE
AGENT (AND ANY BACK-UP AGENTS) ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT ROLE. PART II LETS
YOU WRITE YOUR PREFERENCES ABOUT EFFORTS TO EXTEND YOUR LIFE IN THREE
SITUATIONS: TERMINAL CONDITION, PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE, AND
END-STAGE CONDITION. IN ADDITION TO YOUR HEALTH CARE PLANNING
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