Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 02. Office of the Attorney General |
Subtitle 06. GENERAL REGULATIONS |
Chapter 02.06.03. "Instructions on Current Life Sustaining Treatment Options" Form |
Sec. 02.06.03.08. Transmission and Review of the Form upon Transfer of Patient
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A. A health care provider that has prepared the form for a patient or proxy shall include a complete and unaltered copy of the form in the records that physically accompany the patient upon transfer to the care of another health care provider.
B. If a health care provider, for good cause, is unable to include the form in the records that physically accompany a patient upon transfer, the facility shall promptly transmit by facsimile or make available by electronic means a complete and unaltered image of the form to the other health care provider.
C. A health care provider that receives the form shall make it available to the patient's attending physician for review before the issuance of medical orders on matters addressed by entries on the form.