Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 13-712
Withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedure from disabled person
Effective Oct 1, 2010Added by Acts 1993, c. 372, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 256, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 257, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.State of Maryland
- (a) The court may approve a request for the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a disabled person on the basis of a substituted judgment.
- (b) The court may make a substituted judgment under subsection (a) of this section only on the basis of clear and convincing evidence that the disabled person would, if competent, decide to withhold or withdraw a life-sustaining procedure under the circumstances.
(c) Evidence of the intentions or wishes of the disabled person regarding the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure that might otherwise be inadmissible may be admitted, in the discretion of the court, if it is:
- (1) Material and probative; and
- (2) The best evidence available.
Added by Acts 1993, c. 372, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 256, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 257, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.