(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the proceedings, records, and files of a local team are confidential and privileged, and are not discoverable or admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.
(b) Statistical compilations of data that do not contain any information that would cause the identification of any person to be ascertained are public records.
(c) Reports of a local team that do not contain any information that would cause the identification of any person to be ascertained are public information.
(d) A member of a team and an individual attending a team meeting may not disclose what transpired at a meeting that is not public under § 13–1210 of this subtitle or any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section.
(e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member of a team, an individual attending a team meeting, and an individual who presents information to a team may not be questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding regarding information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not prohibit an individual from testifying to information obtained independently of the team or that is public information.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs
Subtitle 12 - Maternal Mortality Review Program
Section 13-1203 - Program Established
Section 13-1204 - Administration; Development of System Regarding Maternal Death Cases
Section 13-1205 - Access to Medical Records
Section 13-1206 - Health Care Provider and Health Care Facility Report
Section 13-1208 - Local Team -- Purpose; Duties
Section 13-1209 - Local Team -- Access to Information and Records
Section 13-1210 - Local Team -- Meetings
Section 13-1211 - Local Team -- Proceedings, Records, and Files