(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 4, Subtitle 3 of this article, if a patient of a health care provider or a health care facility dies of a maternal death and the health care provider or the health care facility has knowledge of the circumstances of the death, the health care provider or the health care facility shall report the death to the Maternal Mortality Review Program.

(b) Any health care provider and health care facility report required under this section shall be:

(1) Confidential;

(2) Not open to public inspection; and

(3) Except under a court order sealing the court record, not subject to subpoena or discovery in any criminal or civil proceeding.

(c) A health care provider or health care facility may not be held liable for civil damages or subject to any criminal or disciplinary action for good faith efforts made to comply with the provisions of this subtitle.