Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 27 - BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 10.27.24 - Compelling Purpose Disclosure
Section 10.27.24.01 - Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A custodian of Board records may find that a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a certification, licensing, or investigative file, whether or not there has been a request for the information under the following circumstances:
A. There is possible criminal activity and the disclosure is to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;
B. There is possible violation of law and the disclosure is 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 has practiced and the information disclosed is limited to that information relevant to the possible violation by that individual; or
C. There is conduct by an individual that the Board reasonably believes may pose a risk to the public health, safety, or welfare and the disclosure is 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 a hospital or other health care facility where the individual has privileges.
