1. A. The Department shall release to a local jurisdiction the BAR information listed in §C of this regulation for each biological agent located within the local jurisdiction, if the local jurisdiction:

   1. (1) Enters into and maintains a trusted partner agreement with the Department; and

   2. (2) Limits the number of BAR information custodians in the local jurisdiction to the:

      1. (a) Health officer or the health officer’s designee; and
      2. (b) Emergency management director or the emergency management director’s designee.

2. B. The local jurisdiction may use the BAR information for:

   1. (1) Protecting emergency first-responders, including:

      1. (a) Fire fighters;
      2. (b) Police officers; and

      3. (c) Emergency employees, including:

         1. (i) Emergency medical personnel;
         2. (ii) Rescue workers; and
         3. (iii) Public health emergency responders;

   2. (2) Planning for emergency protection of the public related to the:

      1. (a) Release of a biological agent; or
      2. (b) Prevention of a release of a biological agent; and
   3. (3) Conducting investigations related to biological agents.

3. C. Information Released. The BAR Program shall inform the BAR information custodian in the local jurisdiction of the:

   1. (1) Location in the local jurisdiction of the biological agent, including the:

      1. (a) Facility or entity name; and
      2. (b) Physical address of the facility;
   2. (2) Nature of each biological agent; and
   3. (3) The BSL or PPE necessary to protect emergency responders from contact with or transmission of the biological agent.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§17-601—17-605, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 25, 2002 (29:23 Md. R. 1811)

Chapter revised effective July 31, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1280)

Chapter revised effective January 23, 2012 (39:1 Md. R. 17)

Regulation .03B amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .04B amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .07F amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .09B amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .10E amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .11A amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .12B, C amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .13 amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .14 amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .21 amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .22 amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 517)