§ 18-201. Duty of physician to report contagious diseases
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2009
Effective: October 1, 2009
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-201
§ 18-201. Duty of physician to report contagious diseases
(a) A physician with reason to suspect that a patient under the physician's care has a condition or an infectious or contagious disease, except human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, that endangers public health and that has been designated by the Secretary as reportable shall submit immediately a report to the health officer for the county where the physician cares for that patient.
(b) The report shall:
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection, all reports and all information collected in connection with a report from a health care provider, the subject of the report, or other individuals who might be affected by the condition or disease in the report are:
(3) The Secretary may prepare and disseminate nonindividually identifiable information about one or more cases of a condition or disease based on any report received under this section, for any purpose consistent with the Secretary's lawful duties as authorized by an act of the Maryland General Assembly.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 500, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1992, c. 66, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2001, c. 79, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2008, c. 270, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2009, c. 470, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009.
Formerly Art. 43, §§ 78 to 80.
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-201, MD HEALTH GEN § 18-201
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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