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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="5-602.1" title_number="5" title_name="Death" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Health Care Decisions Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “mental health services” has the meaning stated in § 4–301(k)(1) of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual who is competent may make an advance directive to outline the mental health services which may be provided to the individual if the individual becomes incompetent and has a need for mental health services either during, or as a result of, the incompetency.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual making an advance directive for mental health services shall follow the procedures for making an advance directive provided under § 5–602 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The procedures provided under § 5–604 of this subtitle for the revocation of an advance directive shall apply to the revocation of an advance directive for mental health services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An advance directive for mental health services may include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The designation of an agent to make mental health services decisions for the declarant;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The identification of mental health professionals, programs, and facilities that the declarant would prefer to provide mental health services;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A statement of medications preferred by the declarant for psychiatric treatment; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Instruction regarding the notification of third parties and the release of information to third parties about mental health services provided to the declarant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
