Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 19-385
Construction of Part; funding
Effective Oct 1, 2016Added by Acts 2016, c. 376, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 377, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.State of Maryland
(a) This part may not be construed to:
- (1) Affect the rights of an agent to make health care decisions under Title 5, Subtitle 6 of this article; or
- (2) Create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or a duly authorized agent of a hospital, or otherwise supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other State or federal law.
(b) No federal or State:
- (1) Funds may be used for payment of a lay caregiver; and
- (2) Program funding may be impacted by this part.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 376, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 377, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.