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Session Laws, 2007
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Ch. 70
Martin O'Malley, Governor
(i) Take reasonable steps to ensure that the ["Patient's Plan of
Care"] "INSTRUCTIONS ON CURRENT LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT OPTIONS"
form is consistent with any applicable decision stated in the advance directive of a
declarant; and (ii) Transmit the ["Patient's Plan of Care"] "INSTRUCTIONS on Current Life-Sustaining Treatment Options" form to the receiving health care provider simultaneously with the transfer of the declarant.
5-608.1. (a) The Office of the Attorney General shall develop [a "Patient's Plan of
Care"] AN "INSTRUCTIONS ON CURRENT LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
OPTIONS" form 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. (b) The ["Patient's Plan of Care"] "INSTRUCTIONS ON CURRENT Life-Sustaining Treatment Options" form is voluntary and shall be consistent with: (1) The decisions of: (i) The patient if the patient is a competent individual; or (ii) If the patient is incapable of making an informed decision, a
health care agent or surrogate decision maker as authorized by this subtitle; and (2) Any advance directive of the patient if the patient is incapable of
making an informed decision. (c) The ["Patient's Plan of Care"] "INSTRUCTIONS ON CURRENT Life-Sustaining Treatment Options" form: (1) May be completed by a health care provider under the direction of
an attending physician; (2) If the attending physician has a reasonable basis to believe that
the ["Patient's Plan of Care"] "INSTRUCTIONS ON CURRENT LIFE-SUSTAINING
TREATMENT OPTIONS" form satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) of this
section, shall be signed by the attending physician;
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