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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-803 - Duties

    The Committee shall:        (1)    Evaluate causes or factors contributing to deaths in facilities or programs:            (i)    Operated or licensed by the Developmental Disabilities Administration;            (ii)    Licensed by the Behavioral Health Administration to provide mental health services and identified in § 10–713(a) of this article; or            (iii)    Operating by waiver under § 7–903(b) of this article;        (2)    Identify patterns and systemic problems and ensure consistency in the review process; and        (3)    Make recommendations to the Secretary to prevent avoidable deaths and improve quality of care.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-805 - Evaluation of Deaths of Certain Service Recipients With Developmental Disabilities

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Office of Health Care Quality shall review each death of an individual with developmental disabilities or with a mental illness who, at the time of death, resided in or was receiving services from any program or facility licensed or operated by the Developmental Disabilities Administration or operating by waiver under § 7–903(b) of this article, or any program approved, licensed, or operated by the Department under § 10–406 of this article or any program identified in § 10–713(a) of this article.        (2)    The Office of Health Care Quality may not review the care or services provided in an individual’s private home, except to the extent needed to investigate a licensed provider that offered services at that individual’s home.        (3)    Unless a member of the Committee requests a review, the Office of Health Care Quality may choose not to review a death if the circumstances, based on reasonable judgment, are readily explained and require no further investigation.    (b)    Within 14 days of the completion of each investigation, the Office of Health Care Quality shall submit to the Committee its final report for each death.    (c)    The Committee shall:        (1)    Review each death report provided by the Office of Health Care Quality; or        (2)    Appoint a subcommittee of at least four members, one of whom shall be a licensed physician or nurse, to review death reports and report and make recommendations to the full Committee.    (d)    (1)    On review of the death report, if the Committee or its subcommittee determines that further investigation is warranted, the Committee or subcommittee may request additional information, including consumer records, medical records, autopsy reports, and any deficiency statements and plans of correction.        (2)    The Committee or subcommittee may choose to prepare questions for the provider, State residential center director, or other relevant person or may request the attendance of the provider, director, or other relevant person at a Committee or subcommittee meeting.        (3)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, Committee members may not communicate directly with the provider, a State residential center director, a State psychiatric superintendent, or a family member or guardian of the individual who is the subject of a death report.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-806 - Requests for Information

    Upon request of the chair of the Committee or subcommittee, and as necessary to carry out the purpose of the Committee, the following shall immediately provide the Committee or subcommittee with access to information and records regarding an individual whose death is being reviewed:        (1)    A provider of medical care, including dental and mental health care;        (2)    A State or local government agency; and        (3)    A provider of residential or other services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-806.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-806.1 - Office of Health Care Quality to Provide and Review Aggregate Incident Data; Consultants

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2012 //    (a)    (1)    The Office of Health Care Quality shall provide aggregate incident data to the Committee once every 3 months.        (2)    When providing aggregate incident data to the Committee, to the extent practicable, the Office of Health Care Quality shall identify trends and patterns that may threaten the health, safety, or well–being of an individual.    (b)    The Committee shall review the aggregate incident data and make findings and recommendations to the Department on system quality assurance needs.    (c)    The Committee may consult with experts as needed to carry out the provisions of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-807 - Immunity From Liability

    A person shall have the immunity from liability under § 5-637 of the Courts Article for any action as a member of the Committee or for giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the function of the Committee or subcommittee.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-808 - Annual Public Report; Preliminary Findings or Recommendations

    (a)    (1)    At least once in a calendar year, the Committee shall prepare a report for public distribution.        (2)    The report shall include aggregate information that sets forth the numbers of deaths reviewed, the ages of the deceased, causes and circumstances of death, a summary of the Committee’s activities, and summary findings.        (3)    Summary findings shall include patterns and trends, goals, problems, concerns, final recommendations, and preventative measures.        (4)    Specific individuals and entities may not be identified in any public report.    (b)    (1)    In addition to the public report issued under subsection (a) of this section, the Committee or its subcommittee may at any time issue preliminary findings or make preliminary recommendations to the Secretary or to the Director of the Office of Health Care Quality.        (2)    Preliminary findings or recommendations shall be confidential and not discoverable or admissible under § 1–401 of the Health Occupations Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-809 - Record Keeping; Confidentiality; Discovery

    (a)    The Committee shall maintain records of its deliberations including any recommendations.    (b)    (1)    Except for the public report issued under § 5-808(a) of this subtitle, any records of deliberations, findings, or files of the Committee shall be confidential and are not discoverable under § 1-401 of the Health Occupations Article.        (2)    This subsection does not prohibit the discovery of material, records, documents, or other information that was not prepared by the Committee or its subcommittee and was obtained independently of the Committee or subcommittee.    (c)    (1)    Members of the Committee or a subcommittee of the Committee, persons attending a Committee or subcommittee meeting, and persons who present information to the Committee or subcommittee may not be questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding regarding information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting.        (2)    This subsection does not prohibit a person from testifying to information obtained independently of the Committee or subcommittee or that is public information.    (d)    (1)    Except as necessary to carry out the Committee’s purpose and duties, members of the Committee or subcommittee and persons attending a Committee or subcommittee meeting may not disclose:            (i)    What transpired at a meeting that is not public under this subtitle; or            (ii)    Any information that is prohibited for disclosure by this section.        (2)    This subsection does not prohibit the discovery of material, records, documents, or other information that was not prepared by the Committee or its subcommittee and was obtained independently of the Committee or subcommittee.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 8 - Mortality and Quality Review Committee|Section 5-810 - Closed Meetings

    Meetings of the Committee and subcommittees shall be closed to the public and not subject to Title 10, Subtitle 5 of the State Government Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 9 - Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams|Section 5-901 - "Local Team" Defined

    In this subtitle, “local team” means the multidisciplinary and multiagency drug overdose fatality review team established for a county.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 9 - Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams|Section 5-902 - Multidisciplinary and Multiagency Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams in General

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, there may be a multidisciplinary and multiagency drug overdose fatality review team in each county.        (2)    Instead of a local team in each county, two or more counties may agree to establish a single multicounty local team.        (3)    A multicounty local team shall execute a memorandum of understanding on membership, staffing, and operation.    (b)    The local team membership shall be drawn, if available, from the following individuals, organizations, agencies, and areas of expertise:        (1)    The county health officer, or the officer’s designee;        (2)    The director of the local department of social services, or the director’s designee;        (3)    The State’s Attorney, or the State’s Attorney’s designee;        (4)    The superintendent of schools, or the superintendent’s designee;        (5)    A State, county, or municipal law enforcement officer;        (6)    The director of behavioral health services in the county, or the director’s designee;        (7)    An emergency medical services provider in the county;        (8)    A representative of a hospital;        (9)    A health care professional who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders;        (10)    A representative of a local jail or detention center;        (11)    A representative from parole, probation, and community corrections;        (12)    The Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee;        (13)    A member of the public with interest or expertise in the prevention and treatment of drug overdose deaths, appointed by the county health officer; and        (14)    Any other individual necessary for the work of the local team, recommended by the local team and appointed by the county health officer.    (c)    Each local team shall elect a chair from among its members.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 9 - Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams|Section 5-903 - Purpose; Duties

    (a)    The purpose of each local team is to prevent drug overdose deaths by:        (1)    Promoting cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in investigations of drug overdose deaths or in providing services to surviving family members;        (2)    Developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of drug overdose deaths in the county;        (3)    Developing plans for and recommending changes within the agencies represented on the local team to prevent drug overdose deaths; and        (4)    Advising the Department on changes to law, policy, or practice, including the use of devices that are programmed to dispense medications on a schedule or similar technology, to prevent drug overdose deaths.    (b)    To achieve its purpose, each local team shall:        (1)    In consultation with the Department, establish and implement a protocol for the local team;        (2)    Set as its goal the investigation of drug overdose deaths in accordance with national standards;        (3)    Meet at least quarterly to review the status of drug overdose death cases and information on nonfatal overdoses, recommend actions to improve coordination of services and investigations among member agencies, and recommend actions within the member agencies to prevent drug overdose deaths;        (4)    Collect and maintain data as required by the Department; and        (5)    Provide requested reports to the Department, including:            (i)    Discussion of individual cases;            (ii)    Steps taken to improve coordination of services and investigations;            (iii)    Steps taken to implement changes recommended by the local team within member agencies; and            (iv)    Recommendations on needed changes to State and local laws, policies, or practices to prevent drug overdose deaths.    (c)    In addition to the duties specified in subsection (b) of this section, a local team may investigate the information and records of an individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act that caused a death or near fatality described in § 5–904 of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 9 - Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams|Section 5-904 - Access to Information and Records

    (a)    On request of the chair of a local team and as necessary to carry out the purpose and duties of the local team, the local team shall be immediately provided with:        (1)    Access to information and records, including information about physical health, mental health, and treatment for substance abuse, maintained by a health care provider for:            (i)    An individual whose death or near fatality is being reviewed by the local team; or            (ii)    An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act that caused a death or near fatality; and        (2)    Access to information and records maintained by a State or local government agency, including death certificates, law enforcement investigative information, medical examiner investigative information, parole and probation information and records, and information and records of a social services agency, if the agency provided services to:            (i)    An individual whose death or near fatality is being reviewed by the local team;            (ii)    An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act that caused a death or near fatality; or            (iii)    The family of an individual described in item (i) or (ii) of this item.    (b)    Substance abuse treatment records requested or provided under this section are subject to any additional limitations on disclosure or redisclosure of a medical record developed in connection with the provision of substance abuse treatment services under State law or 42 U.S.C. § 290DD–2 and 42 C.F.R. Part 2.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 9 - Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams|Section 5-905 - Open or Closed Meetings

    (a)    Meetings of local teams shall be closed to the public and are not subject to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article when the local teams are discussing individual cases of overdose or drug overdose deaths.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of local teams shall be open to the public and are subject to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article when the local team is not discussing individual cases of overdose or drug overdose deaths.    (c)    (1)    During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed that identifies:            (i)    A deceased individual;            (ii)    An individual who has experienced an overdose;            (iii)    A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or of an individual who has experienced an overdose; or            (iv)    An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act that caused a death or near fatality.        (2)    During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed about the involvement of any agency with:            (i)    A deceased individual;            (ii)    An individual who has experienced an overdose;            (iii)    A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or of an individual who has experienced an overdose; or            (iv)    An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act that caused a death or near fatality.    (d)    This section does not prohibit a local team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the team’s exercise of its purpose and duties.    (e)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  5-906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 5 - Death|Subtitle 9 - Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams|Section 5-906 - Confidentiality of Information and Records

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, all information and records acquired by a local team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this subtitle are confidential, exempt from disclosure under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article, and may be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the team’s purpose and duties.    (b)    (1)    Mental health records are subject to the additional limitations under § 4–307 of this article for disclosure of a medical record developed primarily in connection with the provision of mental health services.        (2)    Substance abuse treatment records are subject to any additional limitations for disclosure or redisclosure of a medical record developed in connection with the provision of substance abuse treatment services under State law or 42 U.S.C. § 290DD–2 and 42 C.F.R. Part 2.    (c)    Statistical compilations of data that do not contain any information that would permit the identification of any person to be ascertained are public records.    (d)    Reports of a local team that do not contain any information that would permit the identification of any person to be ascertained are public information.    (e)    Except as necessary to carry out a local team’s purpose and duties, members of a local team and persons attending a local team meeting may not disclose:        (1)    What transpired at a meeting that is not public under § 5–905 of this subtitle; or        (2)    Any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section.    (f)    (1)    Members of a local team, persons attending a local team meeting, and persons who present information to a local team may not be questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding about information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting.        (2)    This subsection does not prohibit a person from testifying to information that is obtained independently of a local team or that is public information.    (g)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, information, documents, or records of a local team are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.        (2)    Information, documents, or records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence through those sources solely because they were presented during proceedings of a local team or are maintained by a local team.    (h)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  6-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 6 - Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Emergencies|Subtitle 1 - In General|Section 6-101 - Domestic Partnership

    (a)    In this title, “domestic partnership” means a relationship between two individuals who:        (1)    Are at least 18 years old;        (2)    Are not related to each other by blood or marriage within four degrees of consanguinity under civil law rule;        (3)    Are not married or in a civil union or domestic partnership with another individual; and        (4)    Agree to be in a relationship of mutual interdependence in which each individual contributes to the maintenance and support of the other individual and the relationship, even if both individuals are not required to contribute equally to the relationship.    (b)    An individual who asserts a domestic partnership under subsection (a) of this section may be required to provide:        (1)    An affidavit signed under penalty of perjury by two individuals stating that they have established a domestic partnership; and        (2)    Proof of any two of the following documents:            (i)    Joint liability of the individuals for a mortgage, lease, or loan;            (ii)    The designation of one of the individuals as the primary beneficiary under a life insurance policy on the life of the other individual or under a retirement plan of the other individual;            (iii)    The designation of one of the individuals as the primary beneficiary of the will of the other individual;            (iv)    A durable power of attorney for health care or financial management granted by one of the individuals to the other individual;            (v)    Joint ownership or lease by the individuals of a motor vehicle;            (vi)    A joint checking account, joint investments, or a joint credit account;            (vii)    A joint renter’s or homeowner’s insurance policy;            (viii)    Coverage on a health insurance policy;            (ix)    Joint responsibility for child care, such as guardianship or school documents; or            (x)    A relationship or cohabitation contract.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  6-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 6 - Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Emergencies|Subtitle 2 - Visitation and Medical Emergencies|Section 6-201 - Visits by Domestic Partners and Family

    (a)    A hospital, related institution, or residential treatment center, as defined in § 19–301 of this article, shall allow a patient’s or resident’s domestic partner, the children of the patient’s or resident’s domestic partner, and the domestic partner of the patient’s or resident’s parent or child to visit, unless:        (1)    No visitors are allowed;        (2)    The facility reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of a patient, resident, or member of the facility staff; or        (3)    The patient or resident or the patient’s or resident’s personal representative tells the facility staff that the patient or resident does not want a particular person to visit.    (b)    This section does not prohibit a hospital, related institution, or residential treatment center from establishing reasonable restrictions on visitation, including restrictions on the hours of visitation and number of visitors.