22 §1504. Good faith reliance on consent

Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE

Subtitle 2: HEALTH

Part 3: PUBLIC HEALTH HEADING: PL 1989, C. 487, §11 (RPR)

Chapter 260: CONSENT OF MINORS FOR HEALTH SERVICES HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. C, §8 (NEW)

§1504. Good faith reliance on consent

A health care practitioner or health care provider who takes reasonable steps to ascertain that a minor is authorized to consent to health treatment as authorized in section 1503 and who subsequently renders treatment in reliance on that consent is not liable for failing to have secured consent of the minor's parent or guardian prior to providing health care services to the minor. [1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §8 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 694, §C8 (NEW). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).