HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2955

within ten working days of the receipt of the request,
notify the applicant of this fact and shall set forth a date
and hour within a reasonable time at which time the record
will be available for the exercise of the right given by
this article.

(d)] In Charles County, except for records kept by
officials, agencies, or departments of the State of
Maryland, public information shall be regulated by § 6 of
this article.

3.

(c) The custodian shall deny the right of inspection
of the following records or any portion thereof, unless
otherwise provided by law:

(i) Medical, psychological, and sociological
data on individual persons, exclusive of coroners' autopsy
reports; EXCEPT THAT THE PERSON IN INTEREST SHALL BE
PERMITTED TO EXAMINE MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA TO THE
SAME EXTENT THAT ACCESS IS GRANTED BY HOSPITALS AND RELATED
INSTITUTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE - HEALTH - GENERAL,
§ 4-302(B) OF THE CODE. AFTER JULY 1, 1983 A CUSTODIAN MAY
DENY THE RIGHT OF INSPECTION TO RECORDS ON THE BASIS OF
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA ONLY UNDER RULES THAT DEFINE, FOR THE
RECORDS IN HIS POSSESSION, THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA;

(ii) Adoption records or welfare records on
individual persons;

(iii) Personnel files except that such files
shall be available to the person in interest, and the duly
elected and appointed officials who supervise the work of
the person in interest. Applications, performance ratings
and scholastic achievement data shall be available only to
the person in interest and to the duly elected and appointed
officials who supervise his work;

(iv) Letters of reference;

(v) Trade secrets, information privileged by
law, and confidential commercial, financial, geological, or
geophysical data furnished by or obtained from any person;

(vi) Library, archives, and museum material
contributed by private persons, to the extent of any
limitations placed thereon as conditions of such
contribution;

(vii) Hospital records relating to medical
administration, medical staff, personnel, medical care, and
other medical information, whether on individual persons or
groups, or whether of a general or specific classification;