1. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the proceedings of the Board are confidential. The parties may not waive the confidentiality provided by this regulation.
2. B. The Office of Administrative Hearings' proceedings involving the adjudication of a Board-contested case and the administrative law judge's recommended decision are confidential. The respondent may not waive the confidentiality of the proceedings or of the patients whose medical records or care are reflected in the record of the proceedings.
3. C. To the extent possible, even after a final order is issued by the Board, the parties may not reveal legal documents, oral statements, or information that would reveal the identity of any patients referred to in the Board's order.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§2-205, 2-313, and 2-315; State Government Article §10-206; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 28, 1987 (14:26 Md. R. 2748)

Regulation .01 amended effective November 27, 2000 (27:23 Md. R. 2149)

Regulation .03 amended effective November 27, 2000 (27:23 Md. R. 2149)

Regulation .04 amended effective November 27, 2000 (27:23 Md. R. 2149)

Regulations .01—.09 repealed and new Regulations .01—.11 adopted effective March 31, 2003 (30:6 Md. R. 421)

Regulation .01 amended effective August 5, 2024 (51:15 Md. R. 708)

Regulation .02B amended effective August 5, 2024 (51:15 Md. R. 708)

Regulation .06A, C, E amended effective August 5, 2024 (51:15 Md. R. 708)

Regulation .08A amended effective August 5, 2024 (51:15 Md. R. 708)