HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                  2965

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That section(s)
of the Annotated Code of Maryland read(s) as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

[7-503.

(a)   (1) In this section, "confidential record" means
any record of the Board that concerns and identifies a
licensee, former licensee, or license applicant.

(2) "Confidential record" does not include a

record:

(i) Of the successful completion of an

examination;

(ii) Of a license issuance or renewal;

(iii) That indicates that an individual is
not licensed or was not licensed at a particular time; or

(iv) Of a final decision of the Board
under §§ 7-312 or 7-605 of this title.

(b)  A confidential record is exempt from:

(1)  Process; and

(2)  Disclosure under the "Public Information
Act", Article 76A, § 1 et seq. of the Code.

(c)  A confidential record is available to:

(1)  The members of the Board or its authorized
employees;

(2)  The individual to whom the record relates or
an authorized agent of that individual;

(3)  The parties to a proceeding held under §§
7-312 or 7-605 of this title for the purpose of inspecting
and copying it; and

(4)  A court for judicial review of a decision of
the Board in a proceeding under §§ 7-312 or 7-605 of this

title.

(d)  By written statement, an individual may waive the
confidentiality provided for that individual under this
section as to any designated record that relates to the

individual.]