§ 5-607
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§5–607.
A health care provider may treat a patient who is incapable of making an informed decision, without consent, if:
(1)The treatment is of an emergency medical nature;
(2)A person who is authorized to give the consent is not available immediately; and
(3)The attending physician determines that:
(i)There is a substantial risk of death or immediate and serious harm to the patient; and
(ii)With a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the life or health of the patient would be affected adversely by delaying treatment to obtain consent.