This chapter permits the Board of Dietetic Practice to disclose investigative information to other agencies, or other entities, or both, under certain circumstances. A custodian may disclosure information in a certification, licensing, or investigative file if the custodian determines that a compelling public purpose exists to warrant disclosure. A custodian 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: The information concerns possible criminal activity and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority; The information concerns a possible regulatory violation and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local regulatory authority which has jurisdiction over the individual whose conduct may be a violation and the information disclosed is limited to the possible regulatory violation by that individual; or The information concerns conduct by an individual which the custodian 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 which regulates the individual, or to a hospital or other health care facility where the individual has privileges. 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. General Provisions Article, §4-333; Health Occupations Article, §5-205; Annotated Code of Maryland Effective date: October 29, 2001 (28:21 Md. R. 1856)