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What I think you might consider doing is contacting either an estate planning or elder law attorney (after doing research and finding one with experience and knowledge in his/her field that reflects several years of practice), and ask that attorney to prepare one document for both states. Do research though to find an attorney with whom you're comfortable. If you need guidance on this and on finding qualified attorneys in this field, post again.
The attorney would either research the second state, or contact an attorney in that state and work together to produce a document valid in both states.
Or, if I misunderstood and the goal is to have the Georgia document take precedence, then a new document should be drawn up and the Maryland one specifically revoked in the new document. That alleviates any confusion which one prevails.
That I know of there is no reason to make a new medical directive when one changes states, though there may be things one state has such as "right to die" in Oregon or California, that another doesn't. A Medical Directive doesn't often address this, but may.
When one changes states it is fine to check with a new doctor. But I think an advance directive states one's wishes wherever they reside.