§ 5-609. Mental health care providers or administrators
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-609
§ 5-609. Mental health care providers or administrators
(b) A cause of action or disciplinary action may not arise against any mental health care provider or administrator for failing to predict, warn of, or take precautions to provide protection from a patient's violent behavior unless the mental health care provider or administrator knew of the patient's propensity for violence and the patient indicated to the mental health care provider or administrator, by speech, conduct, or writing, of the patient's intention to inflict imminent physical injury upon a specified victim or group of victims.
(c)(1) The duty to take the actions under paragraph (2) of this subsection arises only under the limited circumstances described under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) No cause of action or disciplinary action may arise under any patient confidentiality act against a mental health care provider or administrator for confidences disclosed or not disclosed in good faith to third parties in an effort to discharge a duty arising under this section according to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.
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Added as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-316 by Acts 1989, c. 634. Renumbered as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-609 by Acts 1997, c. 14, § 9, eff. April 8, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 44, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-609, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 5-609
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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