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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="14-502" title_number="14" title_name="Physicians" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems” means the State agency described in § 13-503 of the Education Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>MedChi;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A component medical society of MedChi;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A committee of MedChi or of a component medical society of MedChi;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A committee appointed by or established in the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A hospital, related institution, or other health care facility staff committee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A hospital, related institution, or other health care facility credentials committee or its equivalent;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The chief executive officer of a hospital, related institution, or other health care facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The dean of any medical school in this State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>A member of the Board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>A casualty insurer writing medical professional liability insurance in this State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>A utilization committee of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A nonprofit health service plan; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A health insurer doing business in this State;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>The chief executive officer of an alternative health system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>The medical director of an alternative health system;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>A medical review committee appointed by or established in an alternative health system; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>A physician.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person described in subsection (b) of this section shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-638 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article for giving information to any hospital, hospital medical staff, related institution, or other health care facility, alternative health system, professional society, medical school, or professional licensing board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
