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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 431

(1)  THE RESEARCHER STATES IN WRITING TO THE
OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH, INCLUDING
ANY INTENT TO PUBLISH FINDINGS, THE NATURE OF THE PERSONAL
RECORDS SOUGHT, AND THE SAFEGUARDS TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT
THE IDENTITIES OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE PERSONAL RECORDS
PERSONS IN INTEREST;

(2)  THE RESEARCHER STATES THAT THE SUBJECTS OF
THE PERSONAL RECORDS PERSONS IN INTEREST WILL NOT BE
CONTACTED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL AND MONITORING OF THE
OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN;

(3)  THE PROPOSED SAFEGUARDS ARE ADEQUATE TO
PREVENT THE IDENTITIES OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE PERSONAL
RECORDS PERSONS IN INTEREST FROM BEING KNOWN; AND

(4)  THE RESEARCHER EXECUTES AN AGREEMENT WITH
THE AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY WHICH INCORPORATES ADEQUATE
SAFEGUARDS FOR PROTECTION OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE PERSONAL
RECORDS PERSONS IN INTEREST, DEFINES THE SCOPE OF THE
RESEARCH PROJECT AND PROVIDES THAT FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THOSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES A BREACH
OF CONTRACT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved May 20, 1982.

CHAPTER 432

(House Bill 1483)

AN ACT concerning

Health Occupations - Information Practices

FOR the purpose of providing that the State Board of
Examiners of Nurses shall delete the name of a licensee
from certain lists under certain circumstances;
repealing certain provisions relating to the
confidentiality of records maintained by the Board of
Examiners of Nurses; and making this Act contingent on
the passage of another Act.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health Occupations

Section 7-205

Annotated Code of Maryland