A death that is investigated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner that is found to be caused by or related to child abuse or neglect shall be reported by a medical examiner orally and in writing to local departments of social services and the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the child last resided, in accordance with Family Law Article, §5-704, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§5-301 et seq., Estates and Trusts Article, §4-509; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 13, 1939

Amended December 22, 1950; February 27, 1951; May 15, 1951; June 26, 1951; January 15, 1963; October 22, 1963

Chapter revised effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1220)

Regulation .01B amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .02 amended effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .03 amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .06B, C amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .08B amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .11 amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .12A, C amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation 13A, B amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .14 amended effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .14C amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898)

Regulation .14D amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 955)

Regulation .16 amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .18A, C amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .19A, B amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .19C, E amended effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373)

Regulation .19E amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1275); amended permanently effective November 6, 2006 (33:22 Md. R. 1733)

Regulation .19E amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1246); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .20E amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .20F amended effective May 5, 1997 (24:9 Md. R. 657); November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373)

Regulation .20F amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1275); amended permanently effective November 6, 2006 (33:22 Md. R. 1733)

Regulation .20F amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); August 19, 2024 (51:16 Md. R. 742)

Regulation .21 adopted effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373)