{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13-906","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 13–906","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) A determination of incapacity or debilitation under this subtitle shall:\n(i) Be made by the attending physician to a reasonable degree of medical certainty;\n(ii) Be in writing; and\n(iii) Contain the attending physician’s opinion regarding the cause and nature of the parent’s incapacity or debilitation, and the extent and probable duration of the incapacity or debilitation.\n(2) If a standby guardian’s identity is known to an attending physician, the attending physician shall provide a copy of a determination of incapacity or debilitation to the standby guardian.\n(b) If requested by a standby guardian, an attending physician shall make a determination regarding the parent’s incapacity or debilitation for purposes of this subtitle.\n(c) If the parent is able to comprehend the information, a standby guardian shall inform the parent of:\n(1) The beginning of the standby guardian’s authority as a result of a determination of incapacity; and\n(2) The parent’s right to revoke the authority promptly after receipt of the determination of incapacity.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=13-906","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"c08256bc3285a90ba4ad109af7ebc5d883d69da1366e1e5041572d661df4f8b3","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13-905","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-13-907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}