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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part III - Penalties|Section 18-215 - Penalties for Failure to File Reports or Making Unauthorized Use of Reports of Confidential Information

    (a)    In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a physician who fails to submit the report required under § 18–204 of this subtitle, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10.    (b)    A person who violates any provision of § 18–202 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.    (c)    In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a physician who fails to submit the report required under § 18–201 of this subtitle, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.    (d)    A person who violates any provision of § 18–205 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.    (e)    A health care provider or any other person, including an officer or employee of a governmental unit, who knowingly and willfully discloses personal identifying health information acquired for the purposes of HIV and AIDS reporting under § 18–201.1, § 18–202.1, § 18–205, or § 18–207 of this subtitle to any person who is not authorized to receive personal identifying health information under this subtitle or otherwise in violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for the first offense and not exceeding $5,000 for each subsequent conviction for a violation of any provision of this subtitle.    (f)    (1)    A health care provider or any other person, including an officer or employee of a governmental unit, who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains information on HIV and AIDS developed under § 18–201.1, § 18–202.1, § 18–205, or § 18–207 of this subtitle under false pretenses or through deception, on conviction is subject to:            (i)    A fine not exceeding $100,000, imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both; and            (ii)    If the offense is committed with intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm, a fine not exceeding $250,000, imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.        (2)    This subsection does not apply to an officer or employee of a governmental unit that is conducting a criminal investigation.    (g)    A health care provider or any other person who knowingly violates subsection (e) or (f) of this section is liable for actual damages.    (h)    A physician, laboratory, or institution as defined in § 18–202.1 of this subtitle that in good faith submits a report or otherwise discloses information in accordance with this subtitle is not liable in any action arising from the disclosure of the information.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part III - Penalties|Section 18-216 - Refusal to Move Infected Individual

    A person who violates any provision of § 18-211(c) of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $200 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part IV - Animal Control|Section 18-217 - Legislative Findings and Declaration

    The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the public interest to ensure the public health, safety, and welfare by strictly regulating in this State the importation, transportation, sale, transfer, breeding, raising, keeping, and possession of certain animals which pose a possibility of the introduction of a disease or pest harmful to humans, or endangers the physical safety of human beings.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part IV - Animal Control|Section 18-218 - "Animal" Defined

    In this part, “animal” means any nonhuman living creature, whether native to Maryland or not, which is:        (1)    Wild by nature; and        (2)    Endowed with sensation and power of voluntary motion.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part IV - Animal Control|Section 18-219 - Prohibition on Dangerous Animals

    (a)    The Secretary may prohibit the importation, selling, trading, purchasing, bartering, breeding, raising, keeping, or possession of any animals found to be dangerous to human health and safety.    (b)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    Domestic cats;        (2)    Domestic dogs;        (3)    Domestic ferrets;        (4)    Animals used for agricultural purposes;        (5)    Animals used for scientific purposes;        (6)    Animals used for educational purposes;        (7)    Animals used for public exhibitions; or        (8)    Any animal that the Secretary determines is not a threat to human health and safety.    (c)    This section may not be construed to prohibit the breeding, raising, keeping, or possession of turtles by a person who has obtained a permit under Title 10, Subtitle 9 of the Natural Resources Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-220 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part IV - Animal Control|Section 18-220 - More Stringent Requirements by Local Governments

    Nothing in this part prevents or prohibits any county, municipal corporation, or Baltimore City from imposing stricter possession requirements or banning possession of certain animals.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-221 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part IV - Animal Control|Section 18-221 - Intergovernmental Cooperation

    When prohibiting animals that may also be harmful to indigenous wildlife or agricultural animals under § 18-219 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-222 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 2 - Reports; Preventive Actions|Part IV - Animal Control|Section 18-222 - Penalties; Seizure of Contraband Animals

    (a)    Any person who imports, transports, sells, transfers, breeds, raises, keeps, or possesses any animal which is prohibited under § 18-219 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both.    (b)    Any animal, whose possession or keeping is prohibited under § 18-219 of this subtitle shall be considered a nuisance and a contraband, and is subject to seizure by any authorized law-enforcement officer.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part I - Cancer|Section 18-301 - Treatment of Cancer

    (a)    Except for a physician or a dentist, a person may not:        (1)    Treat or prescribe a treatment for cancer; or        (2)    Represent to the public that the person can cure, treat, or prescribe a treatment for cancer.    (b)    A person may not sell, offer to sell, or give away a drug, medicine, or device that the manufacturer or seller represents as a cancer cure unless a physician or dentist prescribes the drug, medicine, or device.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part I - Cancer|Section 18-302 - Amygdalin

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a physician may prescribe or administer amygdalin to treat cancer.    (b)    (1)    A hospital or health facility may not restrict or prohibit the use of amygdalin that a physician, with the consent of a patient, prescribes for or administers to the patient.        (2)    (i)    The Department may restrict or prohibit the use of amygdalin in the treatment of a patient if, after a hearing, the Department finds that the manner in which the amygdalin is prescribed or administered is harmful to the patient.            (ii)    The Department shall adopt rules and regulations for hearings under this paragraph.    (c)    The Department and the State Board of Pharmacy shall regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of amygdalin for use in this State, but only to ensure that the amygdalin is not adulterated, contaminated by microorganisms, or misbranded.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part I - Cancer|Section 18-303 - Diethylstilbestrol

    (a)    (1)    The Secretary shall establish and promote a statewide public information campaign on diethylstilbestrol (DES).        (2)    The public information campaign shall:            (i)    Try to reach each individual who has been exposed to diethylstilbestrol and each offspring of those individuals, to encourage the individuals and offspring to seek medical care for the prevention or treatment of cancer that results from the exposure to diethylstilbestrol; and            (ii)    Include any other matter that the Secretary considers appropriate.    (b)    The Secretary shall expand existing cancer screening programs to detect any cancer or other abnormal condition that results from exposure to diethylstilbestrol, including breast, cervical, testicular, or vaginal cancer or vaginal adenosis.    (c)    The Secretary shall establish a program to train physicians, physician’s assistants, and nurses in:        (1)    Identifying individuals who have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol;        (2)    Diagnosing and treating any cancer or other abnormal condition that results from the exposure; and        (3)    Preventing exposure to diethylstilbestrol.    (d)    To carry out this section, the Secretary:        (1)    On request, shall receive the help of or information from any agency of this State or of a political subdivision; and        (2)    May contract for any necessary services.    (e)    (1)    The Secretary may set a sliding fee schedule for services provided under this section.        (2)    This State shall reimburse a provider of screening and diagnosis under this section in the amount that the screening and diagnosis exceeds the total of the fee charged for the service and of all third party payments for the service.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part I - Cancer|Section 18-304 - Penalties

    A person who violates any provision of § 18-301 or § 18-302 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part II - Diseases of Pregnancy and Infancy|Section 18-307 - Syphilis

    (a)    This section does not apply to a woman who objects to a standard serological syphilis test because the test is against the religious beliefs and practices of the woman.    (b)    (1)    The individual attending a woman for pregnancy shall submit to a medical laboratory:            (i)    A blood sample taken from the woman at the time that the individual first examines the woman; and            (ii)    A blood sample taken from the woman during the third trimester of the pregnancy.        (2)    The medical laboratory to which a blood sample is submitted shall do a standard serological syphilis test that is approved by the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part II - Diseases of Pregnancy and Infancy|Section 18-308 - Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum

    (a)    Immediately after the birth of a child, the attending physician or attending nurse midwife shall use in the eyes of the child a prophylactic, approved by the Department, against gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.    (b)    If, within 2 weeks after the birth of a child, an eye of the child becomes inflamed or swollen:        (1)    The attending physician shall test to determine if gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum is the cause of the inflammation or swelling; or        (2)    If there is no attending physician, any other individual who has care of the child shall report the condition immediately to a physician or to the health officer for the county where the child is located, so that testing may be done.    (c)    Within 48 hours after a physician knows that a child under the physician’s care has gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum, the physician shall submit a report to the Department.    (d)    An individual other than a physician may not treat the inflammation or swelling.    (e)    A person who violates any provision of subsection (b)(2) or (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part II - Diseases of Pregnancy and Infancy|Section 18-309 - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Public Awareness Campaign

    (a)    (1)    To the extent that funds are available for this purpose, the Secretary, in collaboration with other State agencies, shall establish and promote a statewide public information, awareness, and education campaign on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other effects of prenatal alcohol exposure.        (2)    The campaign shall:            (i)    Reach out to the general public and specific populations determined to be at high risk for contracting Fetal Alcohol Syndrome;            (ii)    Disseminate the information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome through written materials, television, radio, posters, or any other medium the Secretary considers appropriate and effective for conveying the information;            (iii)    Distribute informational materials free of charge to prenatal clinics and to establishments that serve alcoholic beverages; and            (iv)    Include any other matter that the Secretary considers appropriate.    (b)    To carry out this section, the Secretary:        (1)    On request, shall receive aid or information from any agency of this State, or from a political subdivision;        (2)    May request the services of interested advocacy groups; and        (3)    May contract for any necessary services.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-312 - "Public Health Veterinarian" Defined

    In Part III of this subtitle, “public health veterinarian” means the veterinarian whom the Secretary designates as responsible for the veterinary public health program of the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-313 - Statewide System

    The Secretary of Health shall provide a statewide system:        (1)    To control rabies;        (2)    To grant authority to the public health veterinarian and the local health officer in matters pertaining to the disposition of animals that bite or otherwise expose rabies to an individual;        (3)    To assist local political subdivisions regarding the laboratory testing of rabid animals;        (4)    To treat each individual who is exposed or suspected of having been exposed to rabies; and        (5)    To distribute, in accordance with the conditions set by the Secretary of Agriculture, the biological products that are needed to prevent and treat rabies.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-314 - Preexposure Immunization

    The Department shall provide preexposure immunization, without charge, to any individual who provides rabies control services at the request of the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-315 - Antirabies Clinics

    (a)    With the county health department for each county, the Department shall provide for an antirabies clinic in the county.    (b)    Each clinic shall be staffed by a graduate veterinarian.    (c)    The clinic for a county shall be offered on or before June 30 of each year, on the date and at the location that the Department and the health department for the county determine.    (d)    Each county health department may charge fees that are set so as to produce funds to cover the cost of material and services that the clinic provides.    (e)    The public health veterinarian shall set the vaccination procedures to be used at the clinics.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-316 - Reports of Possible Rabies Cases

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual immediately shall report to the local police or sheriff if the individual:            (i)    Knows that a dog, cat, or other warm blooded animal has bitten, scratched, or otherwise exposed an individual to a possible rabies infection; or            (ii)    Suspects that an animal has rabies.        (2)    In Frederick County, the individual shall report to the animal control center of Frederick County.    (b)    On receipt of a report under this section, the police, sheriff, or animal control center staff shall:        (1)    Notify the health officer for the county where the report is made; and        (2)    Enforce all orders of the health officer and the public health veterinarian.    (c)    If the public health veterinarian or the local health officer issues an order to surrender an animal that is suspected of having rabies, a person may not hide or secret the animal:        (1)    In the custody of the person; or        (2)    In the custody or with the cooperation of any other person.    (d)    A person who fails or refuses to comply with any provision of this section or any order issued under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-317 - Cost of Treatment

    The Department shall pay the cost of any antirabies treatment that an individual requires, if the individual is unable to pay for the treatment.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-318 - Vaccinations -- Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets

    (a)    Each person who owns or keeps a dog, cat, or ferret that is 4 months old or older shall have the dog, cat, or ferret vaccinated adequately against rabies.    (b)    (1)    A county may not register or license a dog, cat, or ferret unless the person who owns or keeps the dog, cat, or ferret submits, with the application for registration or license, proof that the dog, cat, or ferret has been vaccinated adequately against rabies.        (2)    The public health veterinarian shall determine the proof of vaccination that is acceptable.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-319 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-319 - Vaccinations -- Responsibilities of Veterinarian; Use of Records

    (a)    A licensed veterinarian who vaccinates a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies:        (1)    May select the vaccine to be used;        (2)    Shall administer the vaccine in a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians;        (3)    Shall issue to the owner of the dog, cat, or ferret a vaccination certificate, on the form that the Department approves; and        (4)    Shall keep a record of the vaccination for a period of 5 years.    (b)    The information in the rabies vaccination record that a licensed veterinarian keeps may not be used:        (1)    To license the dog, cat, or ferret; or        (2)    To tax the owner of the dog, cat, or ferret.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-320 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part III - Rabies|Section 18-320 - Animal Quarantine

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an apparently healthy dog, cat, or ferret that has been adequately vaccinated against rabies in accordance with § 18-318 of this subtitle or any other animal that bites a human or otherwise exposes a human to rabies shall be quarantined as provided in subsection (b) of this section.    (b)    An animal under quarantine shall be quarantined in a place, which may include the residence of the owner, in the manner designated by the local health officer or the public health veterinarian for a suitable period as determined by the health officer or the public health veterinarian.    (c)    (1)    At any time during the quarantine period, the public health veterinarian or local health officer may order the owner of a biting animal to have the animal monitored for rabies by a licensed veterinarian.        (2)    The owner of the animal shall pay for the cost of any examination or other associated cost.    (d)    An animal under quarantine may not be moved from the place of quarantine without the written permission of the local health officer or public health veterinarian.    (e)    The public health veterinarian or local health officer or the designee of the public health veterinarian or local health officer may order the immediate and humane destruction of a biting animal for rabies testing if:        (1)    It is necessary to preserve human health;        (2)    A licensed veterinarian determines that a quarantined animal is inhumanely suffering; or        (3)    The animal is considered wild and is not claimed by an owner within 24 hours.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-322 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part IV - Tuberculosis|Section 18-322 - Tuberculosis Register

    (a)    The Secretary shall keep a register of each individual who has tuberculosis.    (b)    The Secretary:        (1)    Shall have exclusive control of the register; and        (2)    May not disclose information in the register about any individual to any person who is not authorized by law to have the information.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  18-323 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 18 - Disease Prevention|Subtitle 3 - Specific Diseases|Part IV - Tuberculosis|Section 18-323 - Instructions and Supplies

    The Secretary shall provide printed instructions and any supplies that the Secretary considers necessary to prevent and control the spread of tuberculosis, on the request of any health officer or any physician attending an individual who has tuberculosis.