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Title 5. Death

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Subtitle 1. "Body" Defined

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-101 (2026)
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Subtitle 2. Determination of Death

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-201 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-202 (2026)
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Subtitle 3. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-301 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-302 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-303 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-304 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-305 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-306 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-307 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-308 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-309 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-310 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-311 (2026)
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Subtitle 4. Anatomy Board

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-401 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-402 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-403 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-404 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-404.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-405 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-406 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-406.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-407 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-408 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-408.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-409 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Miscellaneous Provisions

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-501 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-502 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-503 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-504 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-505 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-506 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-507 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-508 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-509 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-510 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-511 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-512 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-513 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-514 (2026)
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Subtitle 6. Health Care Decisions Act

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-601 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-601.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-602 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-602.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-603 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-604 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-604.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-605 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-606 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-607 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-608 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-608.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-609 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-610 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-611 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-612 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-613 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-614 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-615 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-615.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-615.2 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-616 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-617 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-618 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-619 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-620 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-621 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-622 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-623 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-625 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-626 (2026)
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Subtitle 7. Child Fatality Review Teams

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-701 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-702 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-703 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-704 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-705 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-706 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-707 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-708 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-709 (2026)
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Subtitle 8. Mortality and Quality Review Committee

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-801 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-802 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-803 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-804 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-805 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-806 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-806.1 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-807 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-808 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-809 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-810 (2026)
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Subtitle 9. Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-901 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-902 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-903 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-904 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-905 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-906 (2026)
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Subtitle 10. Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committee

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1001 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1002 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1003 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1004 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1005 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1006 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1007 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1008 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1009 (2026)
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Subtitle 11

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1101 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1102 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1103 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1104 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1105 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1106 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1107 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1108 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1109 (2026)
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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1110 (2026)
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