§ 4-302. Confidentiality of medical records; disclosure
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-302
§ 4-302. Confidentiality of medical records; disclosure
(a) A health care provider shall:
(b) The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to information:
(c)(1) Unless the patient has restricted or prohibited the disclosure of directory information, a health care provider may disclose directory information about a patient to an individual who has asked for the patient by name.
(3) If providing an opportunity under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection to restrict or prohibit the disclosure of directory information is not practicable because of the patient's incapacity or need for emergency care or treatment, a health care provider may disclose the patient's directory information if the disclosure is:
(d) A person to whom a medical record is disclosed may not redisclose the medical record to any other person unless:
(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not disclose by sale, rental, or barter any medical record.
Credits
Added by Acts 1990, c. 480, § 2, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 7, 1992; Acts 1993, c. 83, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 1994, c. 3, § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 554, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2000, c. 270, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2001, c. 28, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001; Acts 2007, c. 8, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 165, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 166, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 700, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 701, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-302, MD HEALTH GEN § 4-302
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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