Section 14-506 - Confidential records of Faculty and others. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-506. Confidential records of Faculty and others.
 

(a)  "The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems" defined.- In this section, "the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems" means the State agency described in § 13-503 of the Education Article. 

(b)  Enumeration of confidential records.- The following records and other information are confidential records: 

(1) Any record and other information obtained by the Faculty, a component society of the Faculty, 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 of this title as to an allegation of grounds for disciplinary or other action. 

(c)  Regulation of access and use - In general.- 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. 

(d)  Regulation of access and use - Exception.- This section does not restrict the publication of any statistics or other information that does not disclose the identity of any person. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 134; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1988, ch. 314, §§ 2, 3; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1991, ch. 55, § 1; 1994, ch. 420; 1996, ch. 10, § 16; 1997, ch. 14, § 20; 2001, ch. 29, § 1; 2003, ch. 21, § 1; 2007, ch. 539.]