Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 24-2006
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 24-2006
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(1) Are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Public Information Act; and
(2) May be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the review team’s purpose and duties.
(b) (1) Mental health records are subject to the additional limitations under § 4-307 of this article for disclosure of a medical record developed primarily in connection with the provision of mental health services.
(2) Substance abuse treatment records are subject to any additional limitations for disclosure or redisclosure of a medical record developed in connection with the provision of substance abuse treatment services under State law or 42 U.S.C. § 290DD-2 and 42 C.F.R. part 2.
(c) Statistical compilations of data that do not contain any information that would allow the identification of any person to be ascertained are public records.
(d) Reports of the review team that do not contain any information that would allow the identification of any person to be ascertained are public information.
(e) Except as necessary to carry out the review team’s purpose and duties, members of the review team and persons attending the review team meeting may not disclose:
(1) What transpired at a meeting that is not public under § 24-2005 of this subtitle; or
(2) Any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section.
(f) (1) Members of the review team, individuals attending the review team meeting, and individuals who present information to the review team may not be questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding about information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting.
(2) This subsection does not prohibit an individual from testifying to information that is obtained independently of the review team or that is public information.
(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, information, documents, or records of the review team are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.
(2) Information, documents, or records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence through those sources solely because they were presented during proceedings of the review team or are maintained by the review team.