Section 10-438 - Unused donated material. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-438. Unused donated material.
 

(a)  Required information; options.- A health care practitioner licensed under the Health Occupations Article who treats individuals for infertility shall: 

(1) provide individuals with information sufficient to enable them to make an informed and voluntary choice regarding the disposition of any unused material; and 

(2) present to individuals the option of: 

(i) storing or discarding any unused material; 

(ii) donating any unused material for clinical purposes in the treatment of infertility; 

(iii) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, donating any unused material for research purposes; and 

(iv) donating any unused material for adoption purposes. 

(b)  Exception.- Any unused material donated for State-funded stem cell research may not be an oocyte. 

(c)  Written consent.- An individual who donates any unused material for research purposes under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall provide the health care practitioner with written consent for the donation. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83A, § 5-2B-10; 2008, ch. 306, § 2.]