Ch. 333

LAWS OF MARYLAND

in the hospital to consent to certain anatomical donations
from the decedent; adding a requirement that the procedure
be followed for deceased adult patients in addition to

deceased minor patients; providing certain exemptions;

providing for the documentation of a request under this Act;

FOR the purpose of adding a requirement that certain hospital
officials request certain next of kin of deceased adult
patients in addition to deceased minor patients who die in
the hospital to consent to the provision of anatomical
donations from the decedent; providing for protection from
civil and criminal liability for certain individuals under
certain circumstances; making stylistic changes; and
generally relating to requests to consent to the provision
of anatomical donations from a decedent who dies in a
hospital in this State.

Article - Health - General

19-310.

(a) As part of a hospital's standard, nonemergency

admission procedures for a patient who needs inpatient or

outpatient care, the hospital administrator or a designated
representative of the administrator shall:

(1)  Ascertain whether the patient is currently an
organ or tissue donor; and

(2)  Include the information under item (1) of this
subsection on the admission form of the patient.

[(b) (1) In accordance with §§ 5-202 and 5-203 of this
article, when a minor patient AN INDIVIDUAL dies in a hospital,
the hospital administrator or a designee of the hospital
administrator shall request, with sensitivity, in the order of
stated priority, that the patient's INDIVIDUAL'S representative
consent to the donation of all or any of the decedent's organs or
tissues as an anatomical donation if suitable.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this'
subsection, the representative of the deceased patient INDIVIDUAL

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health - General

Section 19-310

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1986 Supplement)

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

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