Section 12-317 - Pharmacist rehabilitation committees. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-317. Pharmacist rehabilitation committees.
 

(a) Pharmacist rehabilitation committee defined.- In this section, "pharmacist rehabilitation committee" means a group, the majority of which is comprised of pharmacists, that is recognized by the Board. 

(b)  Functions.- For purposes of this section, a pharmacist rehabilitation committee evaluates and provides assistance to any pharmacist or registered pharmacy technician in need of treatment and rehabilitation for alcoholism, drug abuse, chemical dependency, or other physical, emotional, or mental condition. 

(c)  Discovery and admissibility of proceedings, records and files.-  

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the proceedings, records, and files of a pharmacist 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 pharmacist rehabilitation committee. 

(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to any record or document that is considered by the pharmacist rehabilitation committee and that otherwise would be subject to discovery and introduction into evidence in a civil trial. 

(3) For purposes of this subsection, civil action does not include a proceeding before the Board or judicial review of a proceeding before the Board. 

(d)  Civil liability.- A person who acts in good faith and within the scope of jurisdiction of a pharmacist rehabilitation committee is not civilly liable for any action as a member of the pharmacist rehabilitation committee or for giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the function of the pharmacist rehabilitation committee. 
 

[1986, ch. 692; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1995, ch. 380; 1997, ch. 615; 2005, ch. 25, § 13; 2006, ch. 523, § 3.]