(D) DISCLOSURE OF IDENTIFIABLE GENETIC INFORMATION TO AN EMPLOYEE
OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AUTHORIZED UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(3) OF THIS
SECTION SHALL ONLY BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
(1) PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS; OR
(2) CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY AN
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.
(E) THE AUTHORIZATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (C)(3) OF THIS SECTION
IS REQUIRED FOR EACH DISCLOSURE AND SHALL DESCRIBE THE INDIVIDUAL OR
ENTITIES MAKING THE DISCLOSURE, AND TO WHOM THE DISCLOSURE IS TO BE
MADE, AND THE INFORMATION TO BE DISCLOSED.
[(d)] (F) (1) For purposes of this subsection, §§ 4-113, 4-114, 27-501, and
27-505 of this article apply to nonprofit health service plans and health maintenance
organizations.
(2) The Commissioner may issue an order under 4-113, 4-114,
27-501, and 27-505 of this article if the Commissioner finds a violation of this
section.
Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1996
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996. [It shall remain in effect for a period of 6 years and, at the end of
September 30, 2002, with no further action required by the General Assembly, this
Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.]
Chapter 70 of the Acts of 1997
[SECTION 21. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, at the end of
September 30, 2002, and with no further action required by the General Assembly, §
27-909 of the Insurance Article, as enacted by Chapter (H.B. 11) of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1997, shall be void. This section supersedes the termination
and abrogation provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 24 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1996.]
[SECTION 23. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, at the end of
September 30, 2002, and with no further action required by the General Assembly, §
19-706(k) of the Health - General Article shall be void and § 19-706(1) of the Health
- General Article, as enacted by Section 5 of this Act, shall take effect. This section
supersedes the termination and abrogation provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 24 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of 1996.]
[SECTION 26. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, at the end of
September 30, 2002, and with no further action required by the General Assembly, §
27-208 of the Insurance Article, as enacted by Chapter_(H.B. 11) of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1997, shall be void and § 27-208 of the Insurance Article, as
enacted by Section 11 of this Act, shall take effect. This section supersedes the
termination and abrogation provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 24 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1996.]
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