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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="2-502" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Department of Health" subtitle_number="5">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Office is an independent unit of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Office shall have access to the following services of the Department:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Information technology;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Budget and finance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Human resources;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Police;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Procurement; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Support services.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Office shall, in consultation with the Department, develop policies and adopt regulations regarding the use and confidentiality of the services listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Office shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Maintain a physical location within the Department; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Develop policies and adopt regulations regarding the use and confidentiality of the location of the Office.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
