Ch. 627

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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

(iii) The complaint or report was as a result of a claim filed in the
Health Claims Arbitration Office AND A CERTIFICATE OF A QUALIFIED. EXPERT IS
FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 3-2A-04(B)(l) OF THE COURTS ARTICLE.

(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
paragraph (1)(i) and (ii) of this subsection on the licensed physician on whom the
information is requested.

(3)     The Board shall, after formal action is taken pursuant to § 14-406 of this
subtitle, 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.

(f)      On the request of a person who has made a complaint to the board regarding
a physician, the board shall provide the person with information on the status of the
complaint.

(g)     Following the filing of charges or notice of initial denial of license application,
the Board shall disclose the filing to the public.

(h) 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 § 14-406 of this subtitle; or

(ii) A licensed physician on whom the information is requested
authorizes a disclosure as to the facts of an allegation or the results of an investigation
before the Board.

(i) The Board may disclose any information contained in a record to a person if:

(1) A licensed physician on whom any information is requested authorizes
the person to receive the disclosure;

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