§ 11-405. Optometrist rehabilitation committee
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MD Code, Health Occupations, § 11-405
§ 11-405. Optometrist rehabilitation committee
(a) In this section, “optometrist rehabilitation committee” means a committee that:
(b) For purposes of this section, an optometrist rehabilitation committee is a committee of the Board or a committee of the Maryland Optometric Association that:
(c) A rehabilitation committee of the Board or recognized by the Board may function:
(d) For purposes of this section, an optometrist rehabilitation committee evaluates and provides assistance to any optometrist, and any other individual regulated by the Board, in need of treatment and rehabilitation for alcoholism, drug abuse, chemical dependency, or other physical, emotional, or mental condition.
(e)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the proceedings, records, and files of the optometrist rehabilitation committee are not discoverable and are not admissible in evidence in any civil action arising out of matters that are being or have been reviewed and evaluated by the optometrist rehabilitation committee.
(f) A person who acts in good faith and within the scope of jurisdiction of an optometrist rehabilitation committee is not civilly liable for any action as a member of the optometrist rehabilitation committee or for giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the function of the optometrist rehabilitation committee.
Credits
Added as Health Occupations § 10-405 by Acts 1990, c. 661, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 11-405 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 11-405, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 11-405
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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