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S.B. 796 VETOES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROVIDER OR HOSPITAL PERSONNEL THAT THE ADULTS ARE
IN A MUTUALLY INTERDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP, FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES
ONLY:
(1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNTY OR COMPANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES TRANSPORT POLICIES, ALLOWING ONE ADULT TO ACCOMPANY THE ILL OR
INJURED ADULT BEING TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE;
AND
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(2) VISITATION WITH THE ILL OR INJURED ADULT ADMITTED TO A
HOSPITAL ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS ON THE SAME BASIS AS A MEMBER OF THE ILL
OR INJURED ADULT'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
SUBTITLE 4. LIFE PARTNER'S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
6-401.
(A) THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF A LIFE PARTNER AS A RESULT OF
REGISTERING A LIFE PARTNERSHIP ARE ONLY THOSE DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE,
TITLE 7 OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE, TITLE 6 OF THE REAL PROPERTY
ARTICLE, AND TITLE 4 OF THE ESTATES AND TRUSTS ARTICLE.
(B) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIFE PARTNERSHIP REGISTRY IN THIS STATE
MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO RECOGNIZE, CONDONE, OR PROHIBIT A DOMESTIC
PARTNERSHIP, CIVIL UNION, OR MARRIAGE BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS OF THE
SAME SEX ENTERED INTO IN ANOTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION.
6-402.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE OR ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, IF A LIFE PARTNER HAS SELECTED A HEALTH CARE AGENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT HEALTH CARE
AGENT RETAINS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS FOR THE LIFE PARTNER
THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR IN THE SELECTION OF THE HEALTH CARE AGENT UNTIL
THE HEALTH CARE AGENCY HAS BEEN REVOKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF TITLE 5, SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS ARTICLE.
10-807.
(a) The Director may transfer an individual from a public facility to another
public facility or, if a private facility agrees, to that private facility, if the Director
finds that:
(1) The individual either can receive better care or treatment in or would
be more likely to benefit from care or treatment at the other facility; or
(2) The safety or welfare of other individuals would be furthered.
(e) An individual may not be transported to or from any facility unless
accompanied by:
(1) An ambulance attendant or other individual who is authorized by the
facility and is of the same sex. However, the chief executive officer of the facility or
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