§ 18-213. Notification to certain public servants of contagious disease or virus
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-213
§ 18-213. Notification to certain public servants of contagious disease or virus
(b) While treating or transporting an ill or injured patient to a medical care facility or while acting in the performance of duty, if a paid or volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, or rescue squadman comes into contact with a patient who is subsequently diagnosed as having a contagious disease or virus, as a result of information obtained in conjunction with the services provided during the visit to the facility, the attending physician, medical examiner, a designee of the medical care facility who receives the patient, the Chief Medical Examiner, or the Chief Medical Examiner's designee shall notify the fire fighter, emergency medical technician, or rescue squadman, and the employer or employer's designee of the individual's possible exposure to the contagious disease or virus.
(c) If, while treating or transporting an ill or injured patient to a medical care facility or while acting in the performance of duty, a law enforcement officer comes into contact with a patient who is subsequently diagnosed, as a result of information obtained in conjunction with the services provided during the visit to the facility, as having a contagious disease or virus, the attending physician, medical examiner, a designee of the medical care facility who receives the patient, the Chief Medical Examiner or the Chief Medical Examiner's designee shall notify the law enforcement officer and the officer's employer or employer's designee of the officer's possible exposure to the contagious disease or virus.
(d) If, while treating or transporting an ill or injured incarcerated individual to a medical care facility or while acting in the performance of duty, a correctional officer comes into contact with an incarcerated individual who is subsequently diagnosed, as a result of information obtained in conjunction with the services provided during the visit to the facility, as having a contagious disease or virus, the attending physician, medical examiner, a designee of the medical care facility that receives the incarcerated individual, the Chief Medical Examiner, or the Chief Medical Examiner's designee shall notify the correctional officer and the correctional officer's correctional institution or the correctional institution's designee of the officer's possible exposure to the contagious disease or virus.
(e) The notification required under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section shall:
(f) The written confirmation required under subsection (e)(2) of this section shall constitute compliance with this section.
(g) Each medical care facility shall develop written procedures for the implementation of this section, and, upon request, make copies available to the local fire authority, the local fire authority's designee, the local law enforcement authority, the local law enforcement authority's designee, the correctional officer, or the correctional institution's designee having jurisdiction.
(h) A medical care facility, physician, Chief Medical Examiner, or the Chief Medical Examiner's designee acting in good faith to provide notification in accordance with this section may not be liable in any cause of action related to the breach of patient confidentiality.
(i) A medical care facility, physician, Chief Medical Examiner, or the Chief Medical Examiner's designee acting in good faith to provide notification in accordance with this section may not be liable in any cause of action for:
(j) A fire fighter, emergency medical technician, rescue squadman, law enforcement officer, or correctional officer shall receive from their employers or local governmental bodies, at the expense of the employer or local governmental body, as part of their training, education on:
(k) A fire fighter, emergency medical technician, rescue squadman, law enforcement officer, or correctional officer shall receive from their employers, associations, or local governmental bodies, at the employers', associations', or local governmental bodies' expense, equipment recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to protect a fire fighter, emergency medical technician, rescue squadman, law enforcement officer, or correctional officer from exposure to HIV and hepatitis B while rendering emergency medical care.
(l)(1) The fire department, law enforcement agency, and all other agencies or organizations employing a fire fighter, emergency medical technician, rescue squadman, law enforcement officer, or correctional officer shall develop written procedures for the implementation of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 1986, c. 763, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 11, § 1, eff. April 2, 1987; Acts 1987, c. 697, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1988, c. 275, § 1, eff. May 17, 1988; Acts 1988, c. 276, § 1, eff. May 17, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 9, 1989; Acts 1989, c. 789, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1990, c. 5, § 1, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1991, c. 55, § 1, eff. April 9, 1991; Acts 1993, c. 626, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 165, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 166, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 366, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 577, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 3, § 2, eff. March 7, 1995; Acts 1996, c. 10, § 1, eff. April 9, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 114, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 74, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 393, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 29, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001; Acts 2001, c. 730, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 6, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 532, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2014, c. 217, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 721, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-213, MD HEALTH GEN § 18-213
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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