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Ch. 279
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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(ii) To local or State officials responsible for the administration of
child protective services or child care, foster care, and adoption licensing, approval, or
regulations as necessary to carry out their official functions;
(iii) To the State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, the State
Citizens Review Board for Children, or their designees, or a child fatality review team
as necessary to carry out their official functions;
(iv) To a person who is the alleged child abuser or the person who is
suspected of child neglect if that person is responsible for the child's welfare and
provisions are made for the protection of the identity of the reporter or any other
person whose life or safety is likely to be endangered by disclosing the information;
(v) To a licensed practitioner who, or an agency, institution, or
program which, is providing treatment or care to a child who is the subject of a report
of child abuse or neglect for a purpose relevant to the provision of the treatment or
care;
(vi) To a parent or other person who has permanent or temporary
care and custody of a child, if provisions are made for the protection of the identity of
the reporter or any other person whose life or safety is likely to be endangered by
disclosing the information;
(vii) To the appropriate public school superintendent for the purpose
of carrying out appropriate personnel or administrative actions following a report of
suspected child abuse involving a student committed by:
1. A public school employee in that school system;
2. An independent contractor who supervises or works
directly with students in that school system; or
3. An employee of an independent contractor, including a bus
driver or bus assistant, who supervises or works directly with students in that school
system;
(viii) To the director of a licensed child care facility or licensed child
placement agency for the purpose of carrying out appropriate personnel actions
following a report of suspected child neglect or abuse alleged to have been committed
by an employee of the facility or agency and involving a child who is currently or who
was previously under that facility's or agency's care; [or]
(ix) To the Office of the Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor
established under Article 49D of the Code[.]; OR
(X) TO MEDICAL OR HUMAN SERVICES PERSONNEL SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, TO A LICENSED
PRACTITIONER OF A HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING
DISCHARGE DECISIONS CONCERNING A CHILD, WHEN THE MEDICAL OR HUMAN
SERVICES PERSONNEL HAVE REASONABLE ARTICULABLE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
SAFETY OF A CHILD AFTER DISCHARGE PRACTITIONER SUSPECTS THAT THE CHILD
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