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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.27.22.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="27" chapter_num="22" heading="Information System.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Levels of Access.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Public access to nurse licensure information shall be limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The licensee's name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Jurisdictions of licensure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Licensure expiration date;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Licensure classification and status;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Public emergency, summary, and final disciplinary actions, as defined by contributing state authority; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The status of multistate licensure privileges.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Non-party state boards shall have access to all Information System data except current significant investigative information and other information as limited by contributing party state authority.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Party state boards shall have access to all Information System data contributed by the party states and other information as allowed by contributing non-party state authority.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Right to Review.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The licensee may request, in writing, to the home state board to review data relating to the licensee in the Information System.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a licensee asserts that any data relating to the licensee is inaccurate, the burden of proof is on the licensee to provide evidence substantiating that claim.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Within 10 business days, the Board shall correct information that it finds to be inaccurate in the Information System.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Changes in Disciplinary Data.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Within 10 business days, the Board shall report to the Information System:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Disciplinary action, agreement, or order requiring participation in alternative programs or which limit practice or require monitoring unless the agreement or order relating to participation in alternative programs is required to remain nonpublic by the contributing state authority;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Dismissal of the complaint; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Changes in status of disciplinary action, or licensure encumbrance.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Board shall delete current significant investigative information from the Information System within 10 business days after:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A disciplinary action;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An agreement or order requiring participation in alternative programs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An agreement or agreements which limit practice or require monitoring; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Dismissal of a complaint.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Information System administrator shall make changes to licensure information in the Information System within 10 business days upon notification by a board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>