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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 10.46.01.08" title_num="10" subtitle_num="46" chapter_num="01" heading="Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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, and may disclose the information under the following circumstances:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The information concerns possible criminal activity and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The information concerns 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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The information concerns 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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Other Disclosures. This chapter does not prevent or limit the ability of the Board to disclose general licensing information as provided in General Provisions Article, §4-333, Annotated Code of Maryland, or any information which the Board may otherwise disclose by law.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>