(a)(1) Each confidential record shall remain in the custody and control of:
(i) The Drug Abuse Administration, if that Administration assembled or obtained the confidential record;
(ii) The Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, if that Administration assembled or obtained the confidential record; or
(iii) The Secretary or an agent or employee of the Secretary, if the Secretary assembled or obtained the confidential record.
(2) The confidential record may be used only for the research and study for which it was assembled or obtained.
(3) A person may not disclose any confidential record to any person who is not engaged in the research or study project.
Exception
(b) This section does not apply to or restrict the use or publication of any statistics, information, or other material that summarizes or refers to confidential records in the aggregate, without disclosing the identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential record.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 290, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 2001, c. 79, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 14, 2015.
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-102, MD HEALTH GEN § 4-102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
