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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="5-708" title_number="5" title_name="Death" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Child Fatality Review Teams">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Meetings of the State Team and of local teams shall be closed to the public and not subject to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article when the State Team or local teams are discussing individual cases of child deaths.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of the State Team and of local teams shall be open to the public and subject to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article when the State Team or local team is not discussing individual cases of child deaths.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed that identifies:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A deceased child;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased child;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>An alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect upon a child; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A child convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act that caused a death or near fatality.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed regarding the involvement of any agency with:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A deceased child;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased child;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>An alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect upon a child; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A child convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act that caused a death or near fatality.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This section does not prohibit the State Team or a local team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the team’s exercise of its purpose and duties.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
