1. A. This chapter establishes the procedures for requesting and gaining access to records and information of the Maryland Department of Health , its administrations, and its facilities.
2. B. This chapter does not apply to requests for medical records of individuals, which are governed by Health-General Article, §4-301 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland, or to requests for drug and alcohol treatment records of individuals, which are governed by Health-General Article, §8-601, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Health-General Article, §2-104(b); State Government Article, §§10-611—10-628; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 12, 1981 (8:20 Md. R. 1635)

Regulations .01 and .14 amended, .07 and .09 repealed, and new .07 adopted effective July 16, 1984 (11:14 Md. R. 1250)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 16, 1984 (11:14 Md. R. 1250); July 29, 1985 (12:15 Md. R. 1516); May 15, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 994)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 29, 1985 (12:15 Md. R. 1516); May 15, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 994)

Regulation .04 amended effective May 15, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 994)

Regulation .07B amended effective May 15, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 994)

Regulation .07-1 adopted effective July 29, 1985 (12:15 Md. R. 1516)

Regulation .08 amended effective May 15, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 994)

Regulation .14A amended effective August 17, 1992 (19:16 Md. R. 1473)

Regulation .14G amended effective May 15, 1989 (16:9 Md. R. 994)

Chapter revised effective December 20, 1993 (20:25 Md. R. 1946)

Regulation .03C amended effective August 18, 2014 (41:16 Md. R. 945)

Regulation .04A amended effective February 18, 2002 (16:9 Md. R. 220)