# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 58 — Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists

### Chapter 10 — Compelling Purpose Disclosure

**Authority:** General Provisions Article, §4-333; Health Occupations Article, §17-205; Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: December 24, 2001 (28:25 Md. R. 2192)

#### Regulation .01 Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose.

*COMAR 10.58.10.01*

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:

A. The information concerns possible criminal activity and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;

B. 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

C. 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.

#### Regulation .02 Other Disclosures.

*COMAR 10.58.10.02*

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.