S.B. 664                                                         VETOES

(B) EACH HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE EACH INDIVIDUAL ON
ADMITTANCE TO THE FACILITY INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE DECISIONS CONCERNING MEDICAL CARE, INCLUDING THE
RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL TREATMENT, AND THE
RIGHT TO FORMULATE AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE, INCLUDING A LIVING WILL.

5-612. 5-614.5 5-615 5-616. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
EXECUTED BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.

(A)     THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE ARE CUMULATIVE WITH EXISTING
LAW REGARDING AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO CONSENT OR REFUSE TO CONSENT TO
MEDICAL TREATMENT AND DO NOT IMPAIR ANY EXISTING RIGHTS OR
RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, A PATIENT, INCLUDING A
MINOR OR INCOMPETENT PATIENT, OR A PATIENT'S FAMILY MAY HAVE IN REGARD
TO THE PROVIDING, PROVISION, WITHHOLDING, OR WITHDRAWING WITHDRAWAL OF
LIFE PROLONGING LIFE-SUSTAINING MEDICAL PROCEDURES UNDER THE COMMON
LAW OR STATUTES OF THE STATE.

(B)      A VALID LIVING WILL OR DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH
CARE MADE PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1993 SHALL BE GIVEN EFFECT AS PROVIDED IN
THIS ARTICLE SUBTITLE ARTICLE, EVEN IF NOT EXECUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE SUBTITLE ARTICLE.

5-613. 5-615. 5-616 5-617. RECIPROCITY.

AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES "DO NOT
RESUSCITATE" ORDER EXECUTED IN ANOTHER STATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
VALIDLY EXECUTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE IF EXECUTED IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF MARYLAND OR THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE
EXECUTED. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES "DO NOT
RESUSCITATE" ORDERS EXECUTED IN ANOTHER STATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
GIVE EFFECT TO THE PATIENT'S WISHES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS
OF MARYLAND.

5-614. 5-616. 5-617. 5-618. SHORT TITLE.

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
THE "HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT".

Article - Estates and Trusts

13-601.

(a) [If] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, IF a
principal designates his attorney in fact or agent by a power of attorney in writing and the
writing contains the words

(1)      "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability of the
principal", or

(2)      "This power of attorney becomes effective upon the disability of the
principal", or

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