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2017 Maryland Code
Health - General
Title 5 - Death
Subtitle 6 - Health Care Decisions Act
Part I - Advance Directives.
§ 5-601.1. Electronic signatures.
Universal Citation: MD Health-Gen Code § 5-601.1 (2017)
- For purposes of this Part I of this subtitle, an electronic signature shall have the same effect as a manual signature if the electronic signature:
- (1) Uses an algorithm approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
- (2) Is unique to the individual using it;
- (3) Is capable of verification;
- (4) Is under the sole control of the individual using it;
- (5) Is linked to data in such a manner that if the data are changed, the electronic signature is invalidated;
- (6) Persists with the document and not by association in separate files; and
- (7) Is bound to a digital certificate.
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