{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-5-607","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 5–607","heading":"","body":"A health care provider may treat a patient who is incapable of making an informed decision, without consent, if:\n(1) The treatment is of an emergency medical nature;\n(2) A person who is authorized to give the consent is not available immediately; and\n(3) The attending physician determines that:\n(i) There is a substantial risk of death or immediate and serious harm to the patient; and\n(ii) With a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the life or health of the patient would be affected adversely by delaying treatment to obtain consent.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=5-607","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"9972dd91688db49dac984bf2e6a772d0acbc9953eb2d8d66128b86aabe15c637","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-5-606","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-5-608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}