Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-8A-21
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- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
The court may order emergency medical, dental, or surgical treatment of a child alleged to be suffering from a condition or illness which, in the opinion of a licensed physician or dentist, as the case may be, requires immediate treatment, if the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian is not available or, without good cause, refuses to consent to the treatment.