Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 02 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Subtitle 05 - ACQUISITION AND CONVERSION OF NONPROFIT HOSPITALS
Chapter 02.05.01 - Applications for and Hearings on the Acquisition and Conversion of Nonprofit Hospitals
Section 02.05.01.05 - Public Access to Documents
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. Any person may request to inspect or copy all or part of an application or documents generated upon review of an application.
B. Unless it conflicts with this chapter or State Government Article, Title 6.5, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Maryland Public Information Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 6, Annotated Code of Maryland applies to public access to the application or documents generated upon review of an application, including provisions concerning judicial review of a denial of access.
C. General Rule of Confidentiality and Nondisclosure. Except as provided in §D or E of this regulation or otherwise by law, all information and documents gathered by or filed with the Attorney General pursuant to an application, investigation, or examination under this chapter are:
D. Waiver by Written Consent of Person to Which the Material Relates. If the person to whom the material relates gives prior written consent by delivery in a form considered acceptable by the Attorney General, the material may be made public.
E. Attorney General's Discretion to Disclose. After giving the applicant notice and an opportunity to be heard, if the Attorney General determines that disclosure is in the interest of the stockholders of the transferor or the public, the Attorney General may disclose all or part of material otherwise confidential under §C of this regulation.
F. Process for Requesting Access.
G. Fee for Copying Materials. The Attorney General may:
H. Judicial Review. The requestor may seek judicial review of a decision by the Attorney General to deny access to materials, but, unless otherwise ordered by a court, the appeal may not delay action upon the application for conversion.