1. A. To assure compliance by a reporting facility, nursing facility, assisted living program, or general hospice care program with Regulation .05 of this chapter, the Secretary may, upon advance notice, inspect a representative sample of medical records, pathology reports, or radiological reports maintained by the facility of cases of reportable human cancer and reportable human CNS tumors.
2. B. The Secretary may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of providing data reports to appropriate requestors, as allowed by COMAR 10.01.08.04. All applicable fees shall be paid in full in advance of filling the request.

3. C. After receiving all necessary information to support a request to release cancer registry data, the Secretary shall act in a timely manner and decide on the request with one of the following outcomes:

   1. (1) Final approval;
   2. (2) Interim approval, if the request has been accepted with one or more conditions which shall be met before final approval is granted; or
   3. (3) Disapproval.
4. D. The Secretary, in accordance with State Government Article, §2-1246, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on the activities of the cancer registry, including use of cancer registry data.
5. E. Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit or otherwise restrict the Secretary from obtaining cancer report information on Maryland residents from sources located either inside or outside the State.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104, 18-104, 18-203 and 18-204, Annotated Code of Maryland; 42 U.S.C. §280(e)

Effective date: September 28, 1992 (19:19 Md. R. 1707)

Regulation .01 amended effective April 21, 1997 (24:8 Md. R. 616)

Regulation .02B amended effective April 26, 1993 (20:8 Md. R. 723); April 21, 1997 (24:8 Md. R. 616); June 23, 2003 (30:12 Md. R. 788)

Regulation .04 amended effective April 21, 1997 (24:8 Md. R. 616)

Regulation .04C amended effective June 23, 2003 (30:12 Md. R. 788)

Regulation .05B amended effective June 23, 2003 (30:12 Md. R. 788)

Regulation .06B, D amended effective June 23, 2003 (30:12 Md. R. 788)

Chapter revised effective March 22, 2010 (37:6 Md. R. 478)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 13, 2011 (38:1 Md. R. 11); April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 611); February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 253)

Regulation .02B amended effective January 13, 2011 (38:1 Md. R. 11); April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 611); February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 253)

Regulation .02-1 adopted effective April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 611)

Regulation .02-1 amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 253)

Regulation .05C amended effective January 13, 2011 (38:1 Md. R. 11)

Regulation .06B amended effective January 13, 2011 (38:1 Md. R. 11)

Regulation .07G adopted effective April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 611)

Regulation .07G amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 253)

Regulation .08A amended effective January 13, 2011 (38:1 Md. R. 11)