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Regulation .03 Definition.

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A.
The definitions set forth in COMAR 09.12.20 apply to this chapter.
B.
For the purpose of this chapter, “personally identifiable employee medical information”:
(1)
Means employee medical information accompanied by either:
(a)
Direct identifiers, including:
(i)
Name,
(ii)
Address,
(iii)
Social Security number,
(iv)
Payroll number; or
(b)
Information which could reasonably be used indirectly to identify specific employees, including:
(i)
Exact age,
(ii)
Height,
(iii)
Weight,
(iv)
Race,
(v)
Sex,
(vi)
Date of initial employment, or
(vii)
Job title;
(2)
Does not include:
(a)
Aggregate employee medical information or medical records on individual employees not in a personally identifiable form;
(b)
Personally identifiable employee medical information obtained in the course of litigation;
(c)
Records required by COMAR 09.12.21;
(d)
Death certificates; or
(e)
Employee exposure records, including biological monitoring records which constitute exposure records under either 29 CFR §1910.1020(c)(5) or specific occupational safety and health standards.