A custodian of MIEMSS 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, if the information concerns:
- A. Possible criminal activity, and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;
- B. 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 or over a facility in which the individual is practicing or has practiced and the information disclosed is limited to that information relevant to the possible violation by that individual;
- C. Conduct by an individual who the custodian 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 regulates a facility in which the individual has practiced, or to an EMS Operational Program, a hospital, or other health care facility where the individual has privileges;
- D. Home addresses and is disclosed to an educational program approved under COMAR 30.04; or
- E. Continuing education requirements and is disclosed to an EMS Operational Program.
Authority: General Provisions Article, §4-201(b), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: December 15, 1999 (26:24 Md. R. 1859)
Regulation .01 amended effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1265)
Regulation .02B amended effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1265)
Regulation .07B amended effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1265)
Regulation .11E, F amended effective October 12, 2015 (42:20 Md. R. 1265)
Regulation .11-1 adopted effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1944)