Md. Code Regs. 30.01.04.11-1

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 30.01.04.11-1 - Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose

A custodian of MIEMSS may find that a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a certification, licensing, or investigative file, regardless of whether there has been a request for the information, if the information concerns:

A. Possible criminal activity, and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;

B. A possible violation of law, and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local authority that has jurisdiction over the individual whose conduct may be a violation or over a facility in which the individual is practicing or has practiced and the information disclosed is limited to that information relevant to the possible violation by that individual;

C. Conduct by an individual who the custodian reasonably believes may pose a risk to the public health, safety, or welfare, and is disclosed to a law enforcement authority, administrative official, or agency that regulates the individual or regulates a facility in which the individual has practiced, or to an EMS Operational Program, a hospital, or other health care facility where the individual has privileges;

D. Home addresses and is disclosed to an educational program approved under COMAR 30.04; or

E. Continuing education requirements and is disclosed to an EMS Operational Program.

Md. Code Regs. 30.01.04.11-1

Regulation .11-1 adopted effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1944)