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Ch. 51
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(ii) The patient; [and]
(iii) The patient's family; AND
(IV) IN A CASE INVOLVING THE OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL CARE AND
TREATMENT OF A CHILD WITH A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION, A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL FAMILIAR WITH PEDIATRIC END-OF-LIFE CARE, IF A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL WITH THIS EXPERTISE IS NOT ALREADY A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE.
(b) The petitioner may be accompanied by any persons the petitioner desires.
19-374.
(a) On the request of a petitioner, an advisory committee shall give advice
concerning the options for medical care and treatment of an individual with a
life-threatening condition.
(b) (1) The advisory committee shall make a good faith effort to notify a
patient, a patient's immediate family members, a patient's guardians, and an
individual with a power of attorney to make a decision with a medical consequence for
a patient, of the individual's right:
(i) To be a petitioner;
(ii) To meet with the advisory committee concerning the options for
medical care and treatment; and
(iii) To receive an explanation of the basis of the advisory
committee's advice.
(2) Any information or document that indicates the wishes of the patient
shall take precedence in the deliberations of the advisory committee.
(c) An advisory committee or a member of an advisory committee who gives
advice in good faith may not be held liable in court for the advice given.
(d) A person that assists one or more hospitals or related institutions in the
establishment of an advisory committee may not be held liable in court for any advice
given in good faith by that person, the related institution, the advisory committee, or
any member of the advisory committee and the committee and its members may not
be held liable for any advice given in good faith.
(e) (1) The proceedings and deliberations of an advisory committee are
confidential as provided in § 14-501 of the Health Occupations Article.
(2) The advice of an advisory committee concerning a patient's medical
care and treatment shall become part of the patient's medical record and is
confidential under §§ 4-301 and 4-302 of this article.
(3) THE WRITTEN ADVICE OF A PATIENT CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MAY BE ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE IN A GUARDIANSHIP OR JUVENILE PROCEEDING
IN WHICH:
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