1860

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 438

designated persons; providing a right to and process
for correcting or supplementing the medical record
maintained by a hospital or related institution;
limiting liability for disclosure pursuant to the
requirements of the Act; providing certain penalties;
providing that the provisions of this Act are
supplemental to provisions relating to the disclosure
of medical records generally; and generally relating to
the disclosure of medical records maintained by a
hospital or. related institution.

BY renumbering

Article 43 - Health

Section 54M and 54N, respectively

to be Section 54N and 54-O, respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 43 - Health

Section 54M

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 54M and 54N, respectively, of
Article 43 - Health, of the Annotated Code of Maryland be
renumbered to be Section(s) 54N and 54-O, respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That section(s)
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed, amended, or
enacted to read as follows:

Article 43 - Health

54M.

(A) IN THIS SECTION:

(1)  "HOSPITAL OR RELATED INSTITUTION" MEANS ANY
LICENSED HOSPITAL OR RELATED INSTITUTION DEFINED IN § 556 OF
THIS ARTICLE AND LICENSED BY § 560 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(2)  "PERSON IN INTEREST" MEANS AND INCLUDES,
EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A MINOR OR A PERSON WHO IS LEGALLY
DISABLED, THE PERSON WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF A MEDICAL RECORD
OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNATED BY THE PERSON, EXCEPT THAT
IF THE SUBJECT OF THE RECORD IS UNDER LEGAL DISABILITY, THE
TERM "PERSON IN INTEREST" SHALL MEAN THE PARENT OR DULY
APPOINTED LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. IF THE SUBJECT OF THE
RECORD IS A MINOR, "PERSON IN INTEREST" MEANS THE PARENT.
IF THE SUBJECT OF THE RECORD IS LEGALLY DISABLED, "PERSON IN