HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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without substantive change from former Article
43, § 133A(b) and (c)(1), (2), and (4).

Throughout this section, the former term
"malignant disease" is deleted as unnecessary in
light of the synonym "cancer".

Former Article 43, § 133A(a)(l) and (2), which
defined "Department" and "Secretary", is deleted
as unnecessary in light of the definitions of
those terms in § 1-101 of this article.

Former Article 43, § 133A(a)(3), which defined
"laboratory", is deleted as unnecessary since
that word does not appear in this section.

Former Article 43, § 133A(a)(4), which defined
"physician" to mean an individual licensed to
practice medicine, is deleted in light of the
somewhat broader definition of that term in §
1-101 of this article, which encompasses
individuals authorized to so practice, since
there appeared to be no intent to exclude
physicians lawfully practicing in this State only
because the physician is not licensed by this
State.

Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Department" § 1-101 "Physician" § 1-101
"Health officer" § 1-101 "Secretary" § 1-101

18-204. OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE REPORTS.

(A)  REPORT REQUIRED.

A PHYSICIAN WHO BELIEVES THAT A PATIENT UNDER THE
PHYSICIAN'S CARE HAS AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE SHALL SUBMIT A
REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.

(B)  CONTENTS.
THE REPORT SHALL:

(1)  STATE THE NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, AND
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE PATIENT;

(2)  IDENTIFY THE SUSPECTED DISEASE; AND

(3)  CONTAIN ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE
SECRETARY REQUIRES.

(C)  DUTY OF SECRETARY.

THE SECRETARY SHALL GIVE THE INFORMATION RECEIVED UNDER
THIS SECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.