Ch. 827

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) The Board determines, in its discretion,
that the hospital, HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, or health
care facility should be informed about the report or complaint;

(iii) The nature of the complaint suggests a
reasonable possibility of an imminent threat to patient safety;
or

(iv) The complaint or report was as a result of
a claim filed in the Health Claims Arbitration Office.

(2)  The Board shall disclose any information
pertaining to a physician's competency to practice medicine
contained in record to- a committee of a hospital, HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, or other health care facility if:

(i) The committee is concerned with physician
discipline and requests the information in writing; and

(ii) The Board has received a complaint or
report pursuant to § 14-510.1(d)(1)(i) through (iii) of this
subtitle on the licensed physician on whom the information is
requested.

(3)  The Board shall, after formal action is taken
pursuant to § 14-506, notify those hospitals, HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATIONS, or health care facilities where the physician has
privileges, HAS A PROVIDER CONTRACT WITH A HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATION, or is employed of its formal action within 10 days
after the action is taken and shall provide the hospital, HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, or health care facility with periodic
reports as to enforcement or monitoring of a formal disciplinary
order against a physician within 10 days after receipt of those
reports.

(e) The Board may disclose any information contained in a
record to a licensing or disciplinary authority of another state
if:

(1)  The licensing or disciplinary authority of
another state that regulates licensed physicians in that state
requests the information in writing; and

(2)  The disclosure of any information is limited to
the pendency of an allegation of a ground for disciplinary or
other action by the Board until:

(i) The Board has passed an order under §
14-506 of this subtitle; or

(ii) A licensed physician on whom the
information is requested authorizes a disclosure as to the facts

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