# COMAR Title 02 — Office of the Attorney General

## Subtitle 06 — General Regulations

### Chapter 03 — “Instructions on Current Life-Sustaining Treatment Options” Form

#### Regulation .05 Offering of Form by Health Care Providers and Facilities.

*COMAR 02.06.03.05*

A. Any health care provider may offer the form to:

  (1) A patient who has the capacity to use the form; or

  (2) A proxy on behalf of a patient who lacks the capacity to use the form.

B. A facility shall, with reasonable promptness after a resident's admission, offer the form to:

  (1) A resident who has the capacity to use the form; or

  (2) A proxy on behalf of a resident who lacks the capacity to use the form.

C. If a resident or proxy who has been offered the form by a facility declines to use it, the facility shall document:

  (1) The date of the offer;

  (2) The identity of the individual who offered the form; and

  (3) The identity of the individual who declined the use of the form.