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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 270
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(3) MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS
REGARDING;
(I) CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL RECORDS;
(II) HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;
(III) TELEMEDICINE; AND
(IV) PROVIDER AND PATIENT COMMUNICATION;
(4) FACILITATE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON, AND
COMPLIANCE WITH, FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALLY
IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION;
(5) STUDY THE ISSUE OF PATIENT OR PERSON IN INTEREST
NOTIFICATION SUBSEQUENT TO:
(I) THE TRANSFER OF RECORDS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF
OWNERSHIP OF A HEALTH CARE PRACTICE;
(II) THE DEATH, RETIREMENT, OR CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT OF A
HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER; OR
(III) THE SALE, DISSOLUTION, OR BANKRUPTCY OF A CORPORATION
WHICH HAS OWNERSHIP INTERESTS OR POSSESSION OF MEDICAL RECORDS;
(6) STUDY MEDICAL DATABASES AND THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
OF DATA IN RELATION TO ITS IMPACT ON PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY;
(5) (7) STUDY EMERGING PROVIDER BEST PRACTICES FOR
SUPPORTING PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY;
(6) (8) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
REGARDING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL RECORDS; AND
(7) (9) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 15 OF EACH YEAR, SHALL SUBMIT
AN ANNUAL REPORT AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, AND SUBJECT
TO § 2-1246 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
9-109.
(b) Unless otherwise provided, in all judicial, legislative, or administrative
proceedings, a patient or [his] THE PATIENT'S authorized representative has a
privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent a witness from [disclosing,
communications] DISCLOSING:
(1) COMMUNICATIONS relating to diagnosis or treatment of the
[patient's mental or emotional disorder] PATIENT; OR
(2) ANY INFORMATION THAT BY ITS NATURE WOULD SHOW THE
EXISTENCE OF A MEDICAL RECORD OF THE DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT.
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