Title 24. Miscellaneous Provisions — Subtitle 20. Baltimore City Behavioral Health Crisis Incident Review Team

The Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee;

The Police Commissioner of Baltimore City, or the Commissioner’s designee;

The Baltimore City Commissioner of Health, or the Commissioner’s designee; and

The President of the local behavioral health authority for Baltimore City, or the President’s designee.

Requirements for meetings of the review team and any subcommittees established by the review team;

Confidentiality requirements; and

Procedures related to the collection, utilization, sharing, and disclosure of information collected by the review team.

Public behavioral health system data, records of service utilization history, and clinical information relevant to a behavioral health crisis involving law enforcement under review; and

Information and records maintained by a State or local government agency, including death certificates, law enforcement investigative information, medical examiner investigative information, parole and probation information and records, and information and records of a social services agency, if the agency provided services to an individual whose interaction with law enforcement during a behavioral health crisis is being reviewed by the review team.

During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed that identifies:

During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed about the involvement of any agency with:

Are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Public Information Act; and

May be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the review team’s purpose and duties.

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.

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.

What transpired at a meeting that is not public under § 24–2005 of this subtitle; or

Any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section.

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.

This subsection does not prohibit an individual from testifying to information that is obtained independently of the review team or that is public information.

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.

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.