Ch. 506                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II) TRANSMIT THE "PATIENTS PLAN OF CARE" FORM TO THE
RECEIVING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TRANSFER OF
THE DECLARANT.

(g) It shall be the responsibility of the declarant to notify a health care agent
that the agent has been named in an advance directive to act on the declarant's behalf.

(h) Unless otherwise provided in the patient's advance directive, a patient's
agent shall act in accordance with the provisions of § 5-605(c) of this subtitle.

(i) The absence of an advance directive creates no presumption as to the
patient's intent to consent to or refuse life-sustaining procedures.

5-608.

(a) (1) Certified or licensed emergency medical services personnel shall be
directed by protocol to follow emergency medical services "do not resuscitate orders"
pertaining to adult patients in the outpatient setting in accordance with protocols
established by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems in
conjunction with the State Board of Physicians.

(2)     Emergency medical services "do not resuscitate orders" may not
authorize the withholding of medical interventions, or therapies deemed necessary to
provide comfort care or to alleviate pain.

(3)     A health care provider, other than certified or licensed emergency
medical services personnel, may provide, withhold, or withdraw treatment in
accordance with an emergency medical services "do not resuscitate order" described in
paragraph (1) of this subsection if a health care provider sees either the order or a
valid, legible, and patient identifying emergency medical services "do not resuscitate
order" in bracelet form.

5-608.1.

(A)     THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL DEVELOP A "PHYSICIAN
ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT PATIENTS PLAN OF CARE" FORM TO
DOCUMENT THE TREATMENT PREFERENCES OF AN INDIVIDUAL RELATED TO
SUITABLE FOR SUMMARIZING THE PLAN OF CARE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING
THE ASPECTS OF THE PLAN OF CARE RELATED TO:

(1)      THE USE OF LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES; AND

(2)      TRANSFER TO A HOSPITAL FROM A NONHOSPITAL SETTING; AND

(3) ANY OTHER MATTER CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BY THE OFFICE OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THE "PHYSICIAN
ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT" FORM.

(B)     THE "PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT PATIENTS
PLAN OF CARE" FORM IS VOLUNTARY AND SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH:

(1) THE DECISIONS OF:

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