# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 07 — Hospitals

### Chapter 22 — Hospice Care Programs: Hospice House Requirements

#### Regulation .10 Patient Record.

*COMAR 10.07.22.10*

The hospice house shall:

A. Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of a patient’s medical records;

B. Release medical records or medical information about a patient only with the consent of the patient or patient’s representative, or as permitted by Health-General Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

C. Maintain and dispose of a resident’s medical records in accordance with Health-General Article, Title 4, Subtitle 4, Annotated Code of Maryland.