§ 5-607. Treatment without consent

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   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.

HISTORY: 1993, ch. 372, § 2.

                    
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