Other Relevant Laws

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​​​Exemption from Civil Liability​

• Courts & Judicial P​roceedings Article, ​§ 5-717​​​​​

​​​​Medical Review Committees​​​​

Repealed​

​Maryland Public Information Act​

• General Provisions Article, § 4-103(a)​
• General Provisions Article, § 4-333​
• General Provisions Article, § 4-343​
• General Provisions Article, § 4-344
• General Provisions Article, § 4-345
• General Provisions Article, § 4-351

Freedom of Choice for Health-Insured Individuals

• Insurance Article, § 15-714​​

​Patient Referrals​​​

• ​Health Occupations Article § 1-30​​1
• ​Health Occupations Article § 1-30​​2​
• ​Health Occupations Article § 1-30​​3​
• ​Health Occupations Article § 1-30​​4​
• ​Health Occupations Article § 1-30​​5​​

​​​Appeal of Adverse Decisions by a Patient's Health Insurance Carrier​

• Insurance Article § 15-10A-02(d)​​

​Privileged Communications

• ​Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, § 9-109​​​​

​​Psychologists as Expert Witness​

• Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, § 9-120​​​

​​Duty to Commit, Treat, or Warn

• ​​Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, § 5-609​​

Treatment of Minors

• Health-General Article, § ​20-​102
• ​Health-General Article, § 20-1​04​​​

​​​Duty to Report Child Abuse and Neglect

• Family law Article, § 5-701
• Family law Article, § 5-702
• Family law Article, § 5-704
• Family law Article, § 5-708
• Family law Article, § 5-711​​

​​​Children and Vulnerable Adults​​

​​Examination of Abused or Neglec​ted Child​

• ​​Family law Article, ​​§ 5-706​

​Study and Examination of a Child

• ​​Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, § 3-8A-17​

Placement of a Child or Adolescent in a Private Therapeutic Group Home

• Health General Article, § 10-923​

Duty to Report Abuse, Neglect, Self Neglect, or Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults​

• ​Family law Article, § 14-101​
• Family law Article, § 14-102
• Family law Article, § 14-103​
• Family law Article, § 14-302
• Family law Article, § 14-308
• Family law Article, § 14-309​

Petitions for Guardianship of a Disabled Person

• Estates & Trusts Article, § 13-705(a)--(c)
• Maryland Rule 10-202(a)
  

Medical Records

Involuntary Psychiatric Admissions

• Health General Article, § 10-6​​​​​​​​01​
• Health General Article, § 10-615
• Health General Article, § 10-616
• Health General Article, § 10-618​

Emergency Psychiatric Evaluations

• Health General Article, § 10-601
• Health General Article, § 10-620
• Health General Article, § 10-622
• Health General Article, § 10-623​
• Health General Article, § 10-629​​
  

Medical Records Act--Duty to Hold Confidential and Duty to Disclose a Medical Record

• ​​Health General Article, § 4-301​
• Health General Article, § 4-302
• Health General Article, § 4-302.1​
• Health General Article, § 4-302.2​
• Health General Article, § 4-302.3​
• Health General Article, § 4-302.4​
• Health General Article, § 4-302.5​
• Health General Article, § 4-302.6​
  
• Health General Article, § 4-303
  
• Health General Article, § 4-304
  
• Health General Article, § 4-305
  
• Health General Article, § 4-306
  
• Health General Article, § 4-307
  
• Health General Article, § 4-308
  
• Health General Article, § 4-309
  
• Health General Article, § 8-601​
  

Access to Records by a Noncustodial Parent

• Family law Article, § 9-104​

Altering, Maintaining, or Destroying Medical Records

• Health General Article, § 4-401
• Health General Article, § 4-403​

Licenses--Special provisions​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• ​State Government Article, § 10-226​​​​