Chapter 18. Compelling Purpose Disclosure
Regulation .01 Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose.LinkCopy Citation
A custodian of 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 or over a facility in which the individual is practicing or has practiced and the information disclosed is limited to that 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 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: Health Occupations Article, §§14-405 and 14-411; State Government Article, §10-617(h)(3); Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: June 10, 2002 (29:11 Md. R. 889)