Regulation .06 Mandatory Denial of a Request for Disclosure of Other Records—General.
Regulation .06 Mandatory Denial of a Request for Disclosure of Other Records—General.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A custodian of a record shall deny a request for disclosure:
(1)
If the disclosure requested is contrary to any:
(a)
State or federal statute or regulation,
(b)
Maryland Rule of Procedure, or
(c)
Court order;
(2)
Of a personnel record including, but not limited to an employee's:
(a)
Letters of reference, and
(b)
Home address or telephone number;
(3)
Of information concerning the security of an information system;
(4)
Of a trade secret or confidential commercial information; and
(5)
Subject to §B of this regulation, of information about the licensing of an individual.
B.
Licensing Records. Only the following information may be disclosed from a licensing record:
(1)
A licensee's:
(a)
Name,
(b)
Business address, or, if the business address is not available, the home address,
(c)
Business telephone number,
(d)
Educational and occupational background,
(e)
Professional qualifications;
(2)
Findings and orders that result from formal disciplinary actions;
(3)
Evidence that has been provided to the custodian to meet the requirements of a statute regarding financial responsibility;
(4)
Other licensing information which the official custodian determines should be disclosed to fulfill a compelling public purpose; and
(5)
Except for the identity of a reporter of any allegation of child abuse or neglect, or of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, exploitation of a vulnerable adult, information requested by a licensee who is the subject of the requested record.