Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 3-103: (a) A licensed health care professional does not violate § 3-102 of this subtitle by administering or prescribing a procedure or administering, prescribing, or dispensing a medication to relieve pain, even if the medication or procedure may hasten death or increase the risk of death, unless the lice
What this law says, in plain English
Licensed health care professionals may administer pain-relief medications or procedures that risk hastening death without violating law, unless they knowingly intend to cause death. Family caregivers in hospice settings may do the same under professional supervision.
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