1. A. Prescription monitoring data and naloxone medication data are confidential, privileged, not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion in civil litigation, and are not public records.
2. B. The Program shall ensure that confidential or privileged patient information be kept confidential and that records or information protected by a privilege between a health care provider and a patient, or otherwise required by law to be held confidential, be filed in a manner that, except as otherwise provided in Health-General Article, §21-2A-06, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulation .04 of this chapter, does not disclose the identity of the person protected.
3. C. The Program shall periodically conduct an audit review of prescription monitoring data and naloxone medication data and disclosure requests to ensure compliance with §B of this regulation.

Authority: Health-General Article, Title 21, Subtitle 2A, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 7, 2013 (39:26 Md. R. 1665)

Regulation .04H amended effective October 28, 2013 (40:21 Md. R. 1775)

Regulation .08D amended effective October 28, 2013 (40:21 Md. R. 1775)

Chapter revised effective June 8, 2015 (42:11 Md. R.725)

Regulation .02B amended effective October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 918); May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 519); July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .03B, F amended effective October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 918)

Regulation .04 amended effective May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 519)

Regulation .04A amended effective July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .05 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 332); October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 918); May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 519)

Regulation .05D, F amended effective July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .05-1 adopted effective July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .06A amended effective October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 918)

Regulation .07A, C amended effective July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .08 amended effective July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .08C amended effective October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 918)

Regulation .09 amended effective July 20, 2023 (50:8 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .09C—E amended effective October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 918)