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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 3
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(I) DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF OR PROVIDE AN IDENTIFYING
DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSON WHO MADE THE REPORT;
(II) DISCLOSE THE NAME OF A SIBLING OF THE ALLEGEDLY
ABUSED OR NEGLECTED CHILD, A PARENT OF THE ALLEGEDLY ABUSED OR
NEGLECTED CHILD, AN INDIVIDUAL LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHILD, OR
ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD OR FAMILY MEMBER OTHER THAN THE ALLEGED ABUSER OR
NEGLECTOR;
(III) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
DISCLOSE A MEDICAL REPORT; OR
(IV) EXCEPT FOR THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(D) OF THIS SECTION, DISCLOSE THE FILE RELATING TO THE ALLEGEDLY ABUSED OR
NEGLECTED CHILD.
(2) NOTWITHSTANDING TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE HEALTH -
GENERAL ARTICLE, THE LOCAL DIRECTOR OR THE SECRETARY MAY DISCLOSE A
MEDICAL REPORT RELATED TO THE CAUSE OF THE CHILD'S INJURY OR DEATH AS A
RESULT OF THE ALLEGED ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
(F) FORM FOR DISCLOSURE.
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LOCAL DIRECTORS, THE SECRETARY SHALL
DEVELOP A FORM FOR DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION.
(G) CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION.
THIS SECTION DOES NOT GRANT A RIGHT TO ANY PERSON TO RECEIVE THE
INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 88A, § 6A.
In subsection (a)(3) of this section, the reference to a "local director" is
substituted for the former reference to a "director" for consistency with
terminology used elsewhere in this article.
In subsections (a)(4) and (d)(6) of this section, the references to a "sibling"
of the child and "another child" in the household of the abuser are
substituted for the former references to "siblings" of the child and "other
children" in the household of the abuser in light of Art. 1, § 8, which
provides that the singular generally includes the plural.
In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the conjunctive "and" is substituted for
the former disjunctive "or" to clarify that the local director or the Secretary
must consider the effects that disclosure may have on the provision of
services to all of the individuals specified, rather than to only one of them.
In subsection (c)(2) of this section, the reference to the local director and
the Secretary consulting "each other" is substituted for the former
references to the local director consulting "the Secretary if the director
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