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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="14-506" 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>The following records and other information are confidential records:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any record and other information obtained by MedChi, a component society of MedChi, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, a hospital staff committee, or a national medical society or group organized for research, if that record or information identifies any person; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any record of a proceeding or transaction before the entity or individual that contracts with the Board or one of its committees that relates to any investigation or report under § 14–401.1 of this title as to an allegation of grounds for disciplinary or other action.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Access to and use of any confidential record described in subsection (b) of this section is regulated by §§ 5–601 and 10–205(b) of the Courts Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This section does not restrict the publication of any statistics or other information that does not disclose the identity of any person.</text>
  </level>
</section>
