PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 236

(3)     (i) Information obtained under this subsection shall be confidential
and subject to Title 4, Subtitle 1 of this article.

(ii) This subsection does not apply to a disclosure by the Secretary to
another governmental agency performing its lawful duties pursuant to State or federal law
where the Secretary determines that the agency to whom the information is disclosed will
maintain the confidentiality of the disclosure.                                               

(iii) A cancer report is not a medical record under Title 4, Subtitle 3 of
this article, but is subject to the confidentiality requirements of Title 4, Subtitle 1 of this
article.

(4)     EACH HOSPITAL, FREESTANDING LABORATORY, FREESTANDING
AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY, THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGICAL CENTER, OR
PHYSICIAN OR SURGEON WHO IN GOOD FAITH SUBMITS A CANCER REPORT TO THE
SECRETARY IS NOT LIABLE IN ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING FROM THE
SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT.

[(4)](5) The Secretary, after consultation with the Cancer Registry
Advisory Committee, the Maryland Hospital Association, and representatives of
freestanding laboratories and therapeutic radiological centers, shall adopt regulations to
implement the requirements of this section.

[(5)] (6) The Secretary, in accordance with § 2-1312 of the State
Government Article, shall submit an annual report to the Governor and General
Assembly on the activities of the cancer registry, including utilization of cancer registry
data.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

CHAPTER 236
(House Bill 507)

AN ACT concerning

Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council

FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Emergency Medical Services
Advisory Council.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 13-1D-11
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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