Chapter 24. Compelling Purpose Disclosure
Regulation .01 Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose.LinkCopy Citation
A custodian of Board records may find that a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a certification, licensing, or investigative file, whether or not there has been a request for the information under the following circumstances:
A.
There is possible criminal activity and the disclosure is to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;
B.
There is possible violation of law and the disclosure is to a federal, state, or local authority that has jurisdiction over the individual whose conduct may be a violation or over a facility in which the individual has practiced and the information disclosed is limited to that information relevant to the possible violation by that individual; or
C.
There is conduct by an individual that the Board reasonably believes may pose a risk to the public health, safety, or welfare and the disclosure is to a law enforcement authority, administrative official, or agency that regulates the individual or regulates a facility in which the individual has practiced, or to a hospital or other health care facility where the individual has privileges.
Regulation .02 Other Disclosures.LinkCopy Citation
This chapter does not prevent 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: July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1322)