HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health Occupations

Section 7-313(a)(ll) and (12), 14-504(25) and (26), and

18-310
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health Occupations
Section 7-313(a)(13) and 14-504(27)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 70A(d)(6)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 70A(d)(7)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 6-202

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Family Law

5-903.

(a) Notwithstanding any law on privileged communications,
each health practitioner, police officer, educator or social
worker who contacts, examines, attends, or treats a child and who
has reason to believe that the child has been subjected to abuse
OR WHO OTHERWISE HAS ANY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A CHILD HAS BEEN
SUBJECTED TO ABUSE AND MAY BE SUBJECTED TO FUTURE ABUSE shall: