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§ 14-502. Immunity from liability

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: May 8, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 14. Physicians (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: May 8, 2020
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 14-502
§ 14-502. Immunity from liability
Currentness
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
(a) In this section, “the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems” means the State agency described in § 13-503 of the Education Article.
In general
(b) This section applies to:
(1) MedChi;
(2) A component medical society of MedChi;
(3) A committee of MedChi or of a component medical society of MedChi;
(4) A committee appointed by or established in the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems;
(5) A hospital, related institution, or other health care facility staff committee;
(6) A hospital, related institution, or other health care facility credentials committee or its equivalent;
(7) The chief executive officer of a hospital, related institution, or other health care facility;
(8) The dean of any medical school in this State;
(9) A member of the Board;
(10) A casualty insurer writing medical professional liability insurance in this State;
(11) A utilization committee of:
(i) A nonprofit health service plan; or
(ii) A health insurer doing business in this State;
(12) The chief executive officer of an alternative health system;
(13) The medical director of an alternative health system;
(14) A medical review committee appointed by or established in an alternative health system; and
(15) A physician.
Immunity from liability
(c) A person described in subsection (b) of this section shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-638 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article for giving information to any hospital, hospital medical staff, related institution, or other health care facility, alternative health system, professional society, medical school, or professional licensing board.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 14-603 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 642, § 3; Acts 1988, c. 109, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 314, § 3; Acts 1988, c. 402; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1; Acts 1989, c. 827; Acts 1990, c. 546, § 3. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 14-504 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 55, § 1; Acts 1994, c. 420, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1997, c. 14, § 20, eff. April 8, 1997. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 14-502 by Acts 2002, c. 158, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 612, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 613, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020.
Formerly Art. 43, § 136C.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 14-502, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 14-502
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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