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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="1-503" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act">
  <text>The protection provided against a violation of § 1-502 of this subtitle shall only apply if:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The employee has a reasonable, good faith belief that the employer has, or still is, engaged in an activity, policy, or practice that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>The employer’s activity, policy, or practice that is the subject of the employee’s disclosure poses a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Before reporting to the board:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>The employee has reported the activity, policy, or practice to a supervisor or administrator of the employer in writing and afforded the employer a reasonable opportunity to correct the activity, policy, or practice; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>If the employer has a corporate compliance plan specifying who to notify of an alleged violation of a rule, law, or regulation, the employee has followed the plan.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
