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§ 24-2005. Meetings

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 24. Miscellaneous Provisions
Subtitle 20. Baltimore City Behavioral Health Crisis Incident Review Team (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 24-2005
§ 24-2005. Meetings
Currentness
When meetings are closed to public
(a) Meetings of the review team shall be closed to the public and are not subject to the Open Meetings Act when the review team is discussing individual behavioral health crises or incidents involving law enforcement interaction.
Application of Open Meetings Act
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of the review team shall be open to the public and are subject to the Open Meetings Act when the review team is not discussing individual behavioral health crises or incidents involving law enforcement interaction.
Confidentiality requirements
(c)(1) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed that identifies:
(i) A deceased individual;
(ii) An individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis;
(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis; or
(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.
(2) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed about the involvement of any agency with:
(i) A deceased individual;
(ii) An individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis;
(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis; or
(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.
Scope of section
(d) This section does not prohibit the review team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the review team's exercise of its purpose and duties.

Credits

Added by Acts 2022, c. 676, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 24-2005, MD HEALTH GEN § 24-2005
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 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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