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Chapter 05. Compelling Purpose Disclosure

Regulation .01 Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose.Copy Citation

The Board may find that a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a certification, licensing, or investigative file, regardless of whether there has been a request for the information, if the information concerns:
A.
Possible criminal activity, and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;
B.
A possible violation of law, and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local authority that has jurisdiction over the individual whose conduct may be a violation, and the information disclosed is limited to information relevant to the possible violation by that individual; or
C.
Conduct by an individual which the Board reasonably believes may pose a risk to the public health, safety, or welfare, and is disclosed to a law enforcement authority, administrative official or agency that regulates the individual, or to a hospital or other health care facility where the individual has privileges.

Regulation .02 Other Disclosures.Copy Citation

This chapter does not prohibit or limit the ability of the Board to disclose general licensing information as provided in State Government Article, §10-617(h), Annotated Code of Maryland, or any information which the Board may otherwise disclose by law.
Chapter annotations
Authority: State Government Article, §10-617(h)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: October 1, 2001 (28:19 Md. R. 1685)