Md. Code, Health - General § 19-385
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 19-385, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§19–385.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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