PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 473

(e) The liability for payment for medical care described under subsections (c) or
(d) of this section may not be construed as requiring payment by any portion or entity,
except by a prisoner personally or through coverage or benefits described under
subsection (c) of this section.

(F) A MINOR HAS THE SAME CAPACITY AS AM ADULT UNDER THIS SECTION
TO CONSENT TO:

Article - Health - General

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(a)     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)     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.

(c)     A minor has the same capacity as an adult to consent to:

(1)     Treatment for or advice about drug abuse;

(2)     Treatment for or advice about alcoholism;

(3)     Treatment for or advice about venereal disease;

(4)     Treatment for or advice about pregnancy;

(5)     Treatment for or advice about contraception other than sterilization;

(6)     Physical examination and treatment of injuries from an alleged rape or
sexual offense; [and]

(7)     Physical examination to obtain evidence of an alleged rape or sexual
offense; AND

(1) (8) INITIAL MEDICAL SCREENING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
ON AND AFTER ADMISSION OF THE MINOR INTO A DETENTION CENTER;

(2) MEDICAL CARE IF, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE ATTENDING
PHYSICIAN, THE LIFE OR HEALTH OF THE MINOR WOULD BE AFFECTED ADVERSELY
BY DELAYING MEDICAL CARE TO OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL;

(3)     MEDICAL CARE FOR OR ADVICE ABOUT DRUG ABUSE,
ALCOHOLISM, VENEREAL DISEASE, PREGNANCY, OR CONTRACEPTION OTHER THAN
STERILIZATION;

(4)     PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND CARE OF INJURIES FROM AN
ALLEGED RAPE OR SEXUAL OFFENSE; AND

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