WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 661

COMMITTEE OF THE MARYLAND SPEECH AND HEARING ASSOCIATION
THAT:

(1) IS RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD; AND

(2) IS COMPOSED OF INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO
AUDIOLOGISTS.

(C) A REHABILITATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OR
RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD MAY FUNCTION:

(JJ SOLELY FOR THE BOARD; OR

(2). JOINTLY WITH A REHABILITATION COMMITTEE
REPRESENTING ANOTHER BOARD OR BOARDS.

(G) (D) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN AUDIOLOGIST
REHABILITATION COMMITTEE EVALUATES AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE
TO ANY AUDIOLOGIST, AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL REGULATED BY
THE BOARD, IN NEED OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR
ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, OR OTHER
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR MENTAL CONDITION.

(E) (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBSECTION, THE PROCEEDINGS, RECORDS,- AND FILES OF THE
AUDIOLOGIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE ARE NOT DISCOVERABLE
AND ARE NOT ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE IN ANY CIVIL ACTION ARISING
OUT OF MATTERS THAT ARE BEING OR HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND
EVALUATED BY THE AUDIOLOGIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE.

(2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO
ANY RECORD OR DOCUMENT THAT IS CONSIDERED BY THE
AUDIOLOGIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE AND THAT OTHERWISE
WOULD BE SUBJECT TO DISCOVERY AND OR INTRODUCTION INTO
EVIDENCE IN A CIVIL TRIAL ACTION.

(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, CIVIL ACTION DOES
NOT INCLUDE A PROCEEDING BEFORE THE BOARD OR JUDICIAL
REVIEW OF A PROCEEDING BEFORE THE BOARD.

(E) (F) A PERSON WHO ACTS IN GOOD FAITH AND WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF JURISDICTION OF AN AUDIOLOGIST REHABILITATION
COMMITTEE IS NOT CIVILLY LIABLE FOR ANY ACTION AS A MEMBER OF
THE AUDIOLOGIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE OR FOR GIVING
INFORMATION TO, PARTICIPATING IN, OR CONTRIBUTING TO THE
FUNCTION OF THE AUDIOLOGIST REHABILITATION COMMITTEE.

3-406.

(A) IN THIS SECTION, "CHIROPRACTOR REHABILITATION
COMMITTEE" MEANS A COMMITTEE THAT:

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