# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 4. Statistics and Records

### Subtitle 4. Personal Medical Records

#### Section 4-401

(a) In this section, "provider" means:

  (1) An acupuncturist;

  (2) A chiropractor;

  (3) A dentist;

  (4) A nurse;

  (5) An optometrist;

  (6) A physician;

  (7) A podiatrist; or

  (8) A person who is employed by or under contract with a hospital, nursing institution, or other health care provider.

(b) A provider may not knowingly or willfully destroy, damage, alter, obliterate, or otherwise obscure a medical record, hospital report, laboratory report, X-ray report, or other information about a patient in an effort to conceal the information from use as evidence in an administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding.

(c) A provider who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)