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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 02.06.03.06" title_num="02" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="03" heading="Preparation of the Form.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A patient or proxy who is considering use of the Form shall be offered assistance by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The patient's attending physician; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Another health care provider who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has been determined by the attending physician to have the knowledge and skills to properly conduct a discussion about the form; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Acts under the general direction of the attending physician.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the form is used by a proxy on behalf of a patient who has an advance directive in the patient's medical records, the health care provider preparing the form shall take reasonable steps to ensure that entries made by the proxy are consistent with the advance directive.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A patient or proxy that completes any part of the form shall initial that part.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The form shall be signed by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The patient or proxy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The patient's attending physician; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If another health care provider prepared the form, that health care provider.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A health care provider may initial a part of a form or sign a form on behalf of a patient or proxy if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The patient or proxy is unable to initial or sign personally;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The patient or proxy expressly directs the health care provider to initial or sign on behalf of the patient or proxy; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The health care provider documents the circumstances in the patient's medical record.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>