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§ 14-506. Confidentiality of medical records

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, § 14-506
§ 14-506. Confidentiality of medical records
Currentness
Construction with Education § 13-503
(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) The following records and other information are confidential records:
(1) Any record and other information obtained by MedChi, a component society of MedChi, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, a hospital staff committee, or a national medical society or group organized for research, if that record or information identifies any person; and
(2) Any record of a proceeding or transaction before the entity or individual that contracts with the Board or one of its committees that relates to any investigation or report under § 14-401.1 of this title as to an allegation of grounds for disciplinary or other action.
Application of Courts Article
(c) Access to and use of any confidential record described in subsection (b) of this section is regulated by §§ 5-601 and 10-205(b) of the Courts Article.
Publication of statistics
(d) This section does not restrict the publication of any statistics or other information that does not disclose the identity of any person.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 14-602 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 314, §§ 2, 3, eff. July 1, 1988. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 14-503 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 55, § 1, eff. April 9, 1991; Acts 1994, c. 420, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1997, c. 14, § 20, eff. April 8, 1997; Acts 2001, c. 29, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 14-506 by Acts 2002, c. 158, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2007, c. 539, § 1, eff. June 1, 2007; Acts 2013, c. 401, § 1, eff. May 2, 2013; Acts 2020, c. 612, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 613, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020.
Formerly Art. 43, § 134.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 14-506, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 14-506
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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