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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="18-318" title_number="18" title_name="Psychologists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “psychologist rehabilitation committee” means a committee that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is defined in subsection (b) of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Performs any of the functions listed in subsection (d) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For purposes of this section, a psychologist rehabilitation committee is a committee of the Board or a committee of the Maryland Psychological Association that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is recognized by the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Includes but is not limited to psychologists.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A rehabilitation committee of the Board or recognized by the Board may function:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Solely for the Board; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Jointly with a rehabilitation committee representing another board or boards.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>For purposes of this section, a psychologist rehabilitation committee evaluates and provides assistance to any psychologist, and any other individual regulated by the Board, in need of treatment and rehabilitation for alcoholism, drug abuse, chemical dependency, or other physical, emotional, or mental condition.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the proceedings, records, and files of the psychologist rehabilitation committee are not discoverable and are not admissible in evidence in any civil action arising out of the matters that are being or have been reviewed and evaluated by the psychologist rehabilitation committee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to any record or document that is considered by the psychologist rehabilitation committee and that otherwise would be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in a civil action.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>For purposes of this subsection, civil action does not include a proceeding before the Board or judicial review of a proceeding before the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A person who acts in good faith and within the scope of jurisdiction of the psychologist rehabilitation committee is not civilly liable for any action as a member of the psychologist rehabilitation committee or for giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the function of the psychologist rehabilitation committee.</text>
  </level>
</section>
