Section 6-101 – Domestic Partnership
(a) In this title, “domestic partnership” means a relationship between two individuals who: (1) Are at least 18 years old; (2) Are not related to each other by blood or marriage within four degrees of consanguinity under civil law rule; (3) Are not married or in a civil union or domestic partnership with another individual; and (4) Agree to be […]
Section 6-201 – Visits by Domestic Partners and Family
(a) A hospital, related institution, or residential treatment center, as defined in § 19–301 of this article, shall allow a patient’s or resident’s domestic partner, the children of the patient’s or resident’s domestic partner, and the domestic partner of the patient’s or resident’s parent or child to visit, unless: (1) No visitors are allowed; (2) The facility reasonably […]
Section 6-202 – Domestic Partners in Medical Emergencies
In the case of a medical emergency, two adults shall be treated as domestic partners if one of the adults, in good faith, tells the emergency medical provider or hospital personnel that the adults are in a mutually interdependent relationship, for the following purposes only: (1) Allowing one adult to accompany the ill or injured adult […]
Section 6-203 – Health Care Agents
Notwithstanding any provisions of this title or any other provision of law, if a domestic partner has selected a health care agent in accordance with Title 5, Subtitle 6 of this article, that health care agent retains the authority to make any decisions for the domestic partner that are provided for in the selection of […]