§ 8-601. Admissibility, confidentiality of treatment records
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: April 8, 2008
Effective: April 8, 2008
MD Code, Health - General, § 8-601
§ 8-601. Admissibility, confidentiality of treatment records
(a) If any individual seeks counseling, treatment, or therapy, for any form of drug or alcohol abuse, from a health professional licensed under the Health Occupations Article treating patients within the scope of the professional's practice, or hospital, or a person who is certified by the Administration for counseling or treating drug or alcohol abuse, the oral or written statements that the individual makes and the observations and conclusions that the health professional, hospital, or other person derives or the results of an examination to determine the existence of an illegal or prohibited drug in the body of an individual are not admissible in any proceeding against the individual, other than and subject to the federal regulations concerning the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records:
(b) The results of a proceeding under Subtitle 5 of this title and evidence in the proceeding may not be used against that individual in any other proceeding.
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Added by Acts 1988, c. 758, § 2, eff. June 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 782, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008.
MD Code, Health - General, § 8-601, MD HEALTH GEN § 8-601
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.
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