Ch. 276                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(IV) THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR FORCE OF
ANY INCORPORATED CITY OR TOWN;

(V) THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY;

(VI) THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OR FORCE OF
ANY BICOUNTY AGENCY OR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, MORGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY, ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, OR OF ANY INSTITUTION UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES;

(VII) THE STATE AVIATION ADMINISTRATION POLICE
FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE MASS TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION POLICE FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
THE MARYLAND TOLL FACILITIES POLICE FORCE OF THE MARYLAND
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, AND THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION
POLICE FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION;

(VIII) THE POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; OR

(IX) THE MARYLAND ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX
ENFORCEMENT UNIT.

(b) While treating or transporting an ill or injured
patient to a medical care facility OR WHILE ACTING IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, if a paid or volunteer fire fighter,
emergency medical technician, or rescue squadman comes into
contact with a patient who is subsequently diagnosed as having a
contagious disease OR VIRUS, as a result of information obtained
in conjunction with the services provided during the visit to the
facility, the attending physician or a designee of the medical
care facility who receives the patient shall notify the fire
fighter, emergency medical technician, or rescue squadman and
employer or employer's designee of the individual's possible
exposure to the contagious disease OR VIRUS.

(C) IF, WHILE TREATING OR TRANSPORTING AN ILL OR INJURED
PATIENT TO A MEDICAL CARE FACILITY OR WHILE ACTING IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER COMES INTO CONTACT
WITH A PATIENT WHO IS SUBSEQUENTLY DIAGNOSED, AS A RESULT OF
INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SERVICES PROVIDED
DURING THE VISIT TO THE FACILITY, AS HAVING A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
OR VIRUS, THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR A DESIGNEE OF THE MEDICAL
CARE FACILITY WHO RECEIVES THE PATIENT SHALL NOTIFY THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND THE OFFICER'S EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYER'S
DESIGNEE OF THE OFFICER'S POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO THE CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE OR VIRUS.

(c) (D) The notification required under subsection (b) OR
(C) of this section shall:

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