title: Maryland's 1993 Health Care Decisions Act--implications for health care practitioners.
authors.affiliation: Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Levenson
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008396:Maryland; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D024382:Professional Role; D019727:Proxy