Section 5-607 - Treatment without consent. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-607. Treatment without consent.
 

A health care provider may treat a patient who is incapable of making an informed decision, without consent, if: 

(1) The treatment is of an emergency medical nature; 

(2) A person who is authorized to give the consent is not available immediately; and 

(3) The attending physician determines that: 

(i) There is a substantial risk of death or immediate and serious harm to the patient; and 

(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. 
 

[1993, ch. 372, § 2.]