1. A. The Board may find that a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a certification, licensing, or investigative file, regardless of whether there has been a request for the information, and may disclose the information under the following circumstances:

   1. (1) The information concerns possible criminal activity and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;
   2. (2) The information concerns a possible violation of law and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local authority that has jurisdiction over the individual whose conduct may be a violation and the information disclosed is limited to information relevant to the possible violation by that individual; or
   3. (3) The information concerns conduct by an individual which the Board reasonably believes may pose a risk to the public health, safety, or welfare, and is disclosed to a law enforcement authority, administrative official, or agency that regulates the individual, or to a hospital or other health care facility where the individual has privileges.
2. B. Other Disclosures. This chapter does not prevent or limit the ability of the Board to disclose general licensing information as provided in General Provisions Article, §4-333, Annotated Code of Maryland, or any information which the Board may otherwise disclose by law.

Authority: General Provisions Article, §4-333(c); Health Occupations Article, §§10-101, 10-205, 10-301,
10-302, 10-304, 10-311—10-313, 10-402, and 10-403; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 31, 1983 (10:2 Md. R. 109)

Regulation .01 amended effective July 3, 1995 (22:13 Md. R. 968)

Regulation .02 amended effective July 3, 1995 (22:13 Md. R. 968)

Regulation .03 repealed effective July 20, 1992 (19:14 Md. R. 1284)

Regulation .03 adopted effective July 3, 1995 (22:13 Md. R. 968)

Regulation .04 adopted effective July 3, 1995 (22:13 Md. R. 968)

Regulations .01—.04 repealed and new Regulation .01—.06 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2000 (27:21 Md. R. 1973); emergency status extended at 28:7 Md. R. 687; emergency status extended at 28:9 Md. R. 884; adopted permanently effective April 30, 2001 (28:8 Md. R. 761)

Regulation .01 amended effective December 10, 2001 (28:24 Md. R. 2129)

Regulation .03 amended effective December 10, 2001 (28:24 Md. R. 2129)

Regulation .07 adopted effective December 10, 2001 (28:24 Md. R. 2129)

Chapter revised effective April 21, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 805)

Regulation .01B amended effective May 17, 2010 (37:10 Md. R. 722); September 14, 2015 (42:18 Md. R. 1174); October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 984)

Regulation .02 amended effective May 17, 2010 (37:10 Md. R. 722); September 14, 2015 (42:18 Md. R. 1174); October 23, 2017 (44:21 Md. R. 984)

Regulation .04B amended effective September 14, 2015 (42:18 Md. R. 1174)