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Ch. 186 2007 Laws of Maryland
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7-408.
(a) In this section, "mortician AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR rehabilitation
committee" means a committee that:
(1) Is defined in subsection (b) of this section: and
(2) Performs any of the functions listed in subsection (d) of this
section.
(b) For purposes of this section, a mortician AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
rehabilitation committee is a committee of the Board or a committee of any association
representing morticians AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS that:
(1) Is recognized bv the Board; and
(2) Includes but is not limited to morticians AND FUNERAL
DIRECTORS.
(c) A rehabilitation committee of the Board or recognized by the Board may
function:
(1) Solely for the Board; or
(2) Jointly with a rehabilitation committee representing another board
or boards.
(d) For purposes of this section, a mortician AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
rehabilitation committee evaluates and provides assistance to any mortician OR
FUNERAL DIRECTOR, and any other individual regulated bv the Board, in need of
treatment and rehabilitation for alcoholism, drug abuse, chemical dependency, or
other physical, emotional, or mental condition.
(e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the proceedings,
records, and files of the mortician AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR rehabilitation committee
are not discoverable and are not admissible in evidence in any civil action arising out
of matters that are being or have been reviewed and evaluated by the mortician AND
FUNERAL DIRECTOR rehabilitation committee.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to any record or
document that is considered bv the mortician AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
rehabilitation committee and that otherwise would be subject to discovery or
introduction into evidence in a civil action.
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