Ch. 469                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) Any record or document that is considered by the dental review
committee and that otherwise would be subject to discovery and introduction into
evidence in a civil trial.

(f) A person who acts in good faith and within the scope of jurisdiction of a
dental review committee is not civilly liable for any action as a member of the dental
review committee or for giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the
function of the dental review committee.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 469
(House Bill 597)

AN ACT concerning

Employers - Disclosure of Information About Employee or Former Employee

FOR the purpose of establishing a presumption that certain employers who disclose
information about the job performance of employees or former employees to
prospective employers or under certain other circumstances are not liable under
certain circumstances; granting to certain employers under certain circumstances a
presumption of good faith which can be rebutted under certain circumstances;
providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to the disclosure of
information about the job performance of employees or former employees.

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 5-399.7

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

5-399.7.

(A) AN EMPLOYER ACTING IN GOOD FAITH MAY NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR
DISCLOSING ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE JOB PERFORMANCE OR THE REASON
FOR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE OR FORMER EMPLOYEE OF
THE EMPLOYER:

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