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Subtitle 1 - Confidential Research Records
Section 4-101 - "Confidential Record" Defined - In this subtitle, “confidential record” means any record, report, statement,...
Section 4-102 - Confidential Records Protected - (a) (1) Each confidential record shall remain in the custody...
Section 4-103 - Penalties - A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records
Section 4-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 4-202 - Registrars of Vital Records - (a) The Secretary shall appoint a State registrar of vital...
Section 4-203 - General Responsibility - (a) The Secretary is charged with administering efficiently and uniformly...
Section 4-204 - Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Certificates; Copies - (a) The Secretary shall collect, index, and safeguard from fire,...
Section 4-205 - County Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Records - (a) A county registrar shall preserve for 3 years each...
Section 4-206 - Marriage, Divorce, and Annulment Records - (a) The Secretary shall collect, index, and safeguard the marriage,...
Section 4-207 - Preparation of Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Certificates - (a) (1) Each certificate of birth, death, or fetal death...
Section 4-208 - Birth Registration - (a) In this section, “gestational carrier” means a woman other...
Section 4-209 - Foundling Registration - (a) (1) Within 72 hours after a person takes custody...
Section 4-210 - Delayed Birth Registration - (a) The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations to govern...
Section 4-211 - New Certificates of Birth - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...
Section 4-212 - Certificates of Death; Notice to Medical Examiner - (a) This section does not apply to a fetal death....
Section 4-213 - Fetal Death Certificates - (a) If a fetal death occurs after a gestation period...
Section 4-213.1 - Stillbirth Certificates - (a) The Secretary shall establish procedures for the issuance of...
Section 4-214 - Amendments to Vital Records - (a) A certificate or record registered under this subtitle may...
Section 4-215 - Burial Permits, Final Disposition, Transportation, and Disinterment - (a) In this section, “cemetery” includes a crematory or other...
Section 4-216 - Duties of Institutions - The administrative head of an institution shall record and report...
Section 4-217 - Copies of Birth, Death, Fetal Death, or Marriage Certificates; Commemorative Birth Certificates; Security Protocols - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 4-218 - Population Estimates - (a) In consultation with the State Health Planning and Development...
Section 4-219 - Reports - (a) At least annually, the Secretary shall: (1) Publish a...
Section 4-220 - Copies of Vital Records -- Statistical Purposes - (a) The Secretary may provide the United States Department of...
Section 4-221 - Copies of Vital Records -- Special Projects - The Secretary may approve specific projects for typewritten, photographic, or...
Section 4-222 - Disclosure of Birth Record Information for Subsequent Children of Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - The Secretary shall provide to the Executive Director of the...
Section 4-223 - Use of Copies of Vital Records as Evidence - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a...
Section 4-224 - Disclosure of Records - To protect the integrity of vital records, to ensure their...
Section 4-225 - Enforcement of Subtitle - (a) (1) The Secretary may investigate any irregularity or violation...
Section 4-226 - Prohibited Acts - (a) A person may not fail or refuse to execute...
Section 4-227 - Penalties - A person who violates § 4-226 of this subtitle is...
Subtitle 3 - Confidentiality of Medical Records
Section 4-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 4-302 - Confidentiality and Disclosure Generally - (a) A health care provider shall: (1) Keep the medical...
Section 4-302.1 - Medical Care Electronic Claims Clearinghouses - (a) Payors that accept claims originating in this State from...
Section 4-302.2 - Health Information Exchanges -- Regulations - (a) The Maryland Health Care Commission shall adopt regulations for...
Section 4-302.3 - Health Information Exchanges -- State Designated Exchange - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-302.4 - New Cause of Action Not Created - The existence of a health information exchange does not, in...
Section 4-303 - Disclosure Upon Authorization of a Person in Interest - (a) A health care provider shall disclose a medical record...
Section 4-304 - Copies of Records; Changes in Records - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a...
Section 4-305 - Disclosures Without Authorization of Person in Interest -- in General - (a) This section may not be construed to impose an...
Section 4-306 - Disclosures Without Authorization of Person in Interest -- Investigations - (a) In this section, “compulsory process” includes a subpoena, summons,...
Section 4-307 - Disclosure of Mental Health Records - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-308 - Liability for Good Faith Actions - A health care provider, who in good faith discloses or...
Section 4-309 - Refusal to Disclose Records; Violations of Subtitle; Penalties - (a) If a health care provider knowingly refuses to disclose...
Subtitle 4 - Personal Medical Records
Section 4-401 - Concealment of Records and Reports - (a) In this section, “provider” means: (1) An acupuncturist; (2)...
Section 4-402 - Recording Admission of Veterans - On admission of a patient, a hospital, related institution, or...
Section 4-403 - Destruction of Medical Records - (a) (1) In this section, a “health care provider” means:...