Maryland Advance Directive Form

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A Maryland advance directive is a healthcare planning document that determines who someone’s healthcare agent will be and what their preferences are regarding medical treatments. Generally speaking, this document becomes effective once the patient’s physician has deemed them incapacitated and, therefore, unable to make decisions on their own.

Maryland Advance Directive Form

A Maryland advance directive is a healthcare planning document that determines who someone’s healthcare agent will be and what their preferences are regarding medical treatments. Generally speaking, this document becomes effective once the patient’s physician has deemed them incapacitated and, therefore, unable to make decisions on their own.

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Last updated April 18th, 2024

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A Maryland advance directive is a healthcare planning document that determines who someone’s healthcare agent will be and what their preferences are regarding medical treatments. Generally speaking, this document becomes effective once the patient’s physician has deemed them incapacitated and, therefore, unable to make decisions on their own.

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Signing Requirements

For a Maryland advance directive to be valid, it must be signed by two witnesses in the principal’s physical or electronic presence.[1]

The principal’s healthcare agent cannot be a witness, and one witness must not be an individual who is entitled to the principal’s estate or will benefit from their death.

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Maryland Advance Directive

Revocation

An advance directive can be revoked through any of the following methods[2]:

  • A signed and dated written revocation.
  • Physically destroying the original document.
  • Making an oral statement to a healthcare practitioner.
  • Making and signing a new advance directive.

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