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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.38.05.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="38" chapter_num="05" heading="Confidentiality of Proceedings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided by law, the proceedings of the Board are confidential and that confidentiality may not be waived by the parties.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Office of Administrative Hearings’ proceedings involving the adjudication of a Board formal disciplinary action and the administrative law judge’s recommended decision are confidential.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The respondent may not waive the confidentiality of the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Proceedings; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Patients whose medical records or care are reflected in the record of the proceedings.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>To the extent possible, even after the close of a formal disciplinary action, the parties shall refrain from revealing the identity of any patients involved in the matter, including but not limited to, information contained in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Legal documents; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Oral statements.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>