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2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental › Section 5-520 - Immunity -- Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corporation

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, the State of Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corporation shall retain and may raise the defense of sovereign immunity in any action.
(b)    Obligations arising out of a written contract executed by the State of Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund on or after May 18, 1985 may be enforced in accordance with Title 12, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental › Section 5-521 - Immunity -- Department of Commerce

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Department” means the Department of Economic Competitiveness and Commerce.
(3)    “Eligible business” has the meaning stated in § 5–451 of the Economic Development Article.
(4)    “Lender” has the meaning stated in § 5–451 of the Economic Development Article.
(b)    The Department and the State are not liable to any lender for payment of the principal or interest on a loan to an eligible business in accordance with § 5–451 of the Economic Development Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental › Section 5-522 - Immunity -- State and Its Personnel and Units

(a)    Immunity of the State is not waived under § 12–104 of the State Government Article for:
(1)    Punitive damages;
(2)    Interest before judgment;
(3)    A claim that arises from the combatant activities of the State Militia during a state of emergency;
(4)    Any tortious act or omission of State personnel that:
(i)    Is not within the scope of the public duties of the State personnel; or
(ii)    Is made with malice or gross negligence;
(5)    A claim by an individual arising from a single incident or occurrence that exceeds the amount specified in § 12–104 of the State Government Article; or
(6)    A cause of action that law specifically prohibits.
(b)    State personnel, as defined in § 12-101 of the State Government Article, are immune from suit in courts of the State and from liability in tort for a tortious act or omission that is within the scope of the public duties of the State personnel and is made without malice or gross negligence, and for which the State or its units have waived immunity under Title 12, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article, even if the damages exceed the limits of that waiver.
(c)    The scope of public duties of State personnel shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)    Any authorized use of a State-owned vehicle by State personnel, including, but not limited to, commuting to and from the place of employment; and
(2)    Services to third parties performed by State personnel, as defined by § 12-101 of the State Government Article, in the course of participation in an approved clinical training or academic program.
(d)    In a contract action under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, the State and its officers and units are not liable for punitive damages.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental › Section 5-523 - Immunity -- Seizure of Contraband Property Under 13-835 of the Tax - General Article

(a)    In this section, “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the State.
(b)    If, in good faith and with reasonable grounds, the Comptroller or a peace officer of the State seizes contraband property or a conveyance used to transport contraband property under § 13-835 of the Tax - General Article, the Comptroller or peace officer is not civilly or criminally liable for the seizure.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental › Section 5-524 - Immunity -- Negligent Use of Motor Vehicle While in Government Service

An owner or lessee of any motor vehicle registered under Title 13 of the Transportation Article may not raise the defense of sovereign or governmental immunity, to the extent of benefits provided by the security accepted by the Motor Vehicle Administration under § 17-103 of the Transportation Article, in any judicial proceeding in which the plaintiff claims that personal injury, property damage, or death was caused by the negligent use of the motor vehicle while in government service or performing a task of benefit to the government.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental › Section 5-525 - Immunity -- Member of General Assembly -- Constituent Service

(a)    (1)    In this section, “constituent service” includes intervention for individuals or entities that have requests of, or grievances against, any public or private entity or individual.
(2)    “Constituent service” does not include:
(i)    The operation of a motor vehicle or other conveyance; or
(ii)    An act or omission that constitutes a criminal offense.
(b)    A member of a state legislature, including a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, who, in good faith, provides a constituent service is not civilly liable for any act or omission related to the constituent service and within the scope of the public duties of the member.
(c)    This section does not supersede or constitute a waiver of a member’s constitutional, statutory, or common law privileges or immunities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Governmental › Section 5-526 - Immunity -- Member of General Assembly -- Defamation

(a)    A member of a state legislature, including a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, who makes a communication on behalf of a constituent is not civilly liable for defamation unless the communication is false and made with knowledge of or in reckless disregard of its falsity.
(b)    This section does not supersede or constitute a waiver of a member’s constitutional, statutory, or common law privileges or immunities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5A - Contract Claims Against Local Governments › Section 5-5A-01 - Municipal Corporations

(a)    Except as otherwise provided by State law, a municipal corporation and its officers and units may not raise the defense of sovereign immunity in a court of the State in a contract action based on a written contract executed on behalf of the municipal corporation or its units by an official or employee acting within the scope of the official’s or employee’s authority.
(b)    In a contract action described in subsection (a) of this section, a municipal corporation and its officers and units are not liable for punitive damages.
(c)    A claim is barred unless the claimant files suit within the later of 1 year after:
(1)    The date on which the claim arose; or
(2)    The date of completion of the contract that gave rise to the claim.
(d)    The governing body of a municipal corporation shall make available adequate money to satisfy any final judgment, after any right of appeal is exhausted, against the municipal corporation or its officers or units in a contract action under this section.
(e)    (1)    A municipal corporation may require, in connection with a construction contract to which the municipal corporation is a party, that a dispute regarding the terms of or performance under the contract be subject to a final, binding determination by:
(i)    A neutral person selected by, or under a procedure established by, the highest executive authority of the municipal corporation; or
(ii)    If the other party to the dispute does not accept as neutral the person selected under item (i) of this paragraph, an arbitration panel composed of:
1.    One member designated by the highest executive authority of the municipal corporation;
2.    One member designated by the other party to the dispute; and
3.    One member to be selected by mutual agreement of the two designated members from lists submitted by the parties to the dispute.
(2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a municipal corporation may not require, in connection with a construction contract to which the municipal corporation is a party, that a dispute involving at least $10,000 regarding the terms of or performance under the contract be subject to a final, binding determination made by an officer or official body of the municipal corporation.
(3)    A municipal corporation may require, in connection with a construction contract to which the municipal corporation is a party, that questions of fact arising from a dispute involving at least $10,000 regarding the terms of or performance under the contract be subject to a determination by an officer or official body of the municipal corporation if the decision of the officer or official body is subject to judicial review on the record.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 5A - Contract Claims Against Local Governments › Section 5-5A-02 - Counties

(a)    Except as otherwise provided by State law, a county and its officers and units may not raise the defense of sovereign immunity in a court of the State in a contract action based on a written contract executed on behalf of the county or its units by an official or employee acting within the scope of the official’s or employee’s authority.
(b)    In a contract action described in subsection (a) of this section, a county and its officers and units are not liable for punitive damages.
(c)    A claim is barred unless the claimant files suit within the later of 1 year after:
(1)    The date on which the claim arose; or
(2)    The date of completion of the contract that gave rise to the claim.
(d)    The governing body of a county shall make available adequate money to satisfy any final judgment, after any right of appeal is exhausted, against the county or its officers or units in a contract action under this section.
(e)    (1)    A county may require, in connection with a construction contract to which the county is a party, that a dispute regarding the terms of or performance under the contract be subject to a final, binding determination by:
(i)    A neutral person selected by, or under a procedure established by, the highest executive authority of the county; or
(ii)    If the other party to the dispute does not accept as neutral the person selected under item (i) of this paragraph, an arbitration panel composed of:
1.    One member designated by the highest executive authority of the county;
2.    One member designated by the other party to the dispute; and
3.    One member to be selected by mutual agreement of the two designated members from lists submitted by the parties to the dispute.
(2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a county may not require, in connection with a construction contract to which the county is a party, that a dispute involving at least $10,000 regarding the terms of or performance under the contract be subject to a final, binding determination made by an officer or official body of the county.
(3)    A county may require, in connection with a construction contract to which the county is a party, that questions of fact arising from a dispute involving at least $10,000 regarding the terms of or performance under the contract be subject to a determination by an officer or official body of the county if the decision of the officer or official body is subject to judicial review on the record.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-601 - Action Against Person Furnishing Information to Enumerated Agency for Research Purposes

(a)    In this section, “the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems” means the agency described in § 13–503 of the Education Article.
(b)    No action may be brought against a person, firm, or corporation who furnishes confidential records, reports, statements, notes, or other information to one of the following agencies or their authorized agents, for purposes of research and study:
(1)    The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty or its allied committees;
(2)    An “in–hospital” staff committee;
(3)    A nationally organized medical society or research group;
(4)    The Maryland Department of Health; or
(5)    The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-602 - Emergency Defense and Civil Defense Shelters

(a)    In this section, “emergency management and civil defense” and “emergency” have the meanings stated in the State Emergency Management and Civil Defense Act.
(b)    No action for damages may be brought against a person, firm, or corporation who allows premises which he owns, controls, or occupies to be used, free of charge, for one of the following purposes:
(1)    Sheltering persons during an attack or raid by an enemy;
(2)    Stocking of food, water, medical supplies, equipment, or other materials to be used in the event of an attack upon the United States; or
(3)    Sheltering persons during an emergency.
(c)    This section applies only to injuries to person or property incurred on or adjacent to the premises:
(1)    During an actual or practice attack or raid;
(2)    While supplies and materials are being moved or stored;
(3)    During an emergency; or
(4)    During inspections or visits connected with emergency management and civil defense.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-603 - Emergency Medical Care

(a)    A person described in subsection (b) of this section is not civilly liable for any act or omission in giving any assistance or medical care, if:
(1)    The act or omission is not one of gross negligence;
(2)    The assistance or medical care is provided without fee or other compensation; and
(3)    The assistance or medical care is provided:
(i)    At the scene of an emergency;
(ii)    In transit to a medical facility; or
(iii)    Through communications with personnel providing emergency assistance.
(b)    Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following:
(1)    An individual who is licensed by this State to provide medical care;
(2)    A member of any State, county, municipal, or volunteer fire department, ambulance and rescue squad, or law enforcement agency, the National Ski Patrol System, or a corporate fire department responding to a call outside of its corporate premises, if the member:
(i)    Has completed an American Red Cross course in advanced first aid and has a current card showing that status;
(ii)    Has completed an equivalent of an American Red Cross course in advanced first aid, as determined by the Secretary of Health;
(iii)    Is certified or licensed by this State as an emergency medical services provider; or
(iv)    Is administering medications or treatment approved for use in response to an apparent drug overdose and the member is:
1.    Licensed or certified as an emergency medical services provider by the State Emergency Medical Services Board and authorized to administer the medications and treatment under protocols established by the State Emergency Medical Services Board;
2.    Certified to administer the medications and treatment under protocols established by the Secretary of Health; or
3.    Certified to administer the medications and treatment under protocols established by the Maryland State Police Medical Director;
(3)    A volunteer fire department or ambulance and rescue squad whose members have immunity; and
(4)    A corporation when its fire department personnel are immune under item (2) of this subsection.
(c)    An individual who is not covered otherwise by this section is not civilly liable for any act or omission in providing assistance or medical aid to a victim at the scene of an emergency, if:
(1)    The assistance or aid is provided in a reasonably prudent manner;
(2)    The assistance or aid is provided without fee or other compensation; and
(3)    The individual relinquishes care of the victim when someone who is licensed or certified by this State to provide medical care or services becomes available to take responsibility.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-604 - Fire and Rescue Companies

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for any willful or grossly negligent act, a fire company or rescue company, and the personnel of a fire company or rescue company, are immune from civil liability for any act or omission in the course of performing their duties.
(b)    (1)    The immunity granted by this section is waived with respect to actions to recover damages for the negligent operation of a motor vehicle to the following extent:
(i)    For a self-insured fire company or rescue company, liability shall extend up to the minimum insurance limits imposed by § 17-103 of the Transportation Article; and
(ii)    For a fire company or rescue company insured by an insurer authorized to issue insurance policies in this State, liability shall extend up to the maximum limit of any basic vehicle liability insurance policy it has in effect, exclusive of excess liability coverage.
(2)    The immunity granted by this section is not waived and may be raised as a defense as to any amount of damages claimed above the limits in this subsection and as to any other action for damages not involving the negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-605 - Law Enforcement Officer Acting Outside Jurisdiction

(a)    A law enforcement officer acting outside the officer’s jurisdiction but in the State, is not civilly liable, except to the extent that he would be if acting in his own jurisdiction, for any act or omission in preventing or attempting to prevent a crime, or in effectuating an arrest, in order to protect life or property if:
(1)    The action is not grossly negligent; and
(2)    The action is taken at the scene of the crime or attempted crime.
(b)    A law enforcement officer sued for acting under subsection (a) of this section shall be defended in any civil action by the law enforcement officer’s employer as if the incident had occurred in the officer’s jurisdiction.
(c)    A law enforcement officer who is injured in taking action under subsection (a) of this section is entitled to workers’ compensation, disability, death benefits, life insurance and all other benefits to the same extent as if the injury had been sustained in the officer’s jurisdiction.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-607 - Volunteer Sports Program Physicians

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Compensation” does not include:
(i)    Actual and necessary expenses that are incurred by a physician or volunteer in connection with the services provided or duties performed by the physician or volunteer for a sports program, and that are reimbursed to the physician or otherwise paid; or
(ii)    The listing without cost to the physician of the physician’s name or without cost to the volunteer of the volunteer’s name in a school or event publication.
(3)    “Physician” means any physician, including a doctor of osteopathy, who is licensed to practice medicine in the State.
(4)    “Sports program” means a program or portion of a program of an institution of higher education or of a public or nonpublic school that is organized for intramural or interschool recreational purposes with activities that include basketball, baseball, football, soccer, track, or any other competitive sports.
(5)    “Volunteer” means an officer, director, trustee, or other person who provides services or performs duties on behalf of a sports program without receiving compensation.
(b)    A physician who voluntarily and without compensation provides services or performs duties as a physician for a sports program, whether or not the services are provided or the duties are performed at the request of the school’s or institution’s administration or a county board of education, is not liable for any damages for any act or omission resulting from the providing of the services or the performing of the duties unless the act or omission constitutes:
(1)    Willful or wanton misconduct;
(2)    Gross negligence; or
(3)    Intentionally tortious conduct.
(c)    This section shall apply only to:
(1)    Treatment at the site of the sports program;
(2)    Treatment at any practice or training for the sports program; and
(3)    Treatment administered during transportation to or from the sports program, practice, or training.
(d)    (1)    This section does not create, and may not be construed as creating, a new cause of action or substantive legal right against a physician or volunteer.
(2)    This section does not affect, and may not be construed as affecting, any immunities from civil liability or defenses established by any other provision of the Code or available at common law to which a volunteer or physician may be entitled.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-608 - Support for Emergency Medical System

An individual is not civilly liable for any act or omission while providing support to the emergency medical system by giving care, equipment, facilities, or consultation, if:
(1)    The individual is a member or employee of any federal, State, county, or city government, hospital, emergency medical service council, or agency that operates as a nonprofit group;
(2)    The act or omission is not one of gross negligence; and
(3)    The service is provided without fee to the emergency victim.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-609 - Mental Health Care Providers or Administrators

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Administrator” means an administrator of a facility as defined in § 10–101 of the Health – General Article.
(3)    “Mental health care provider” means:
(i)    A mental health care provider licensed under the Health Occupations Article; and
(ii)    Any facility, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity that provides treatment or services to individuals who have mental disorders.
(b)    A cause of action or disciplinary action may not arise against any mental health care provider or administrator for failing to predict, warn of, or take precautions to provide protection from a patient’s violent behavior unless the mental health care provider or administrator knew of the patient’s propensity for violence and the patient indicated to the mental health care provider or administrator, by speech, conduct, or writing, of the patient’s intention to inflict imminent physical injury upon a specified victim or group of victims.
(c)    (1)    The duty to take the actions under paragraph (2) of this subsection arises only under the limited circumstances described under subsection (b) of this section.
(2)    The duty described under this section is deemed to have been discharged if the mental health care provider or administrator makes reasonable and timely efforts to:
(i)    Seek civil commitment of the patient;
(ii)    Formulate a diagnostic impression and establish and undertake a documented treatment plan calculated to eliminate the possibility that the patient will carry out the threat; or
(iii)    Inform the appropriate law enforcement agency and, if feasible, the specified victim or victims of:
1.    The nature of the threat;
2.    The identity of the patient making the threat; and
3.    The identity of the specified victim or victims.
(d)    No cause of action or disciplinary action may arise under any patient confidentiality act against a mental health care provider or administrator for confidences disclosed or not disclosed in good faith to third parties in an effort to discharge a duty arising under this section according to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-610 - Law Enforcement Officer Assisting Victim of Spousal Assault

A law enforcement officer who responds to a request under § 4-502 of the Family Law Article for assistance by an individual who alleges to have been a victim of spousal assault shall be immune from civil liability in complying with the request if the law enforcement officer acts in good faith and in a reasonable manner.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-610.1 - Law Enforcement Officer Enforcing Out-of-State Order for Protection From Domestic Violence

A law enforcement officer enforcing an out-of-state order for protection from domestic violence in accordance with § 4-508.1 of the Family Law Article shall be immune from civil liability if the law enforcement officer acts in good faith and in a reasonable manner.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-611 - Federal Law Enforcement Officer Making Arrest Without Warrant

A federal law enforcement officer who exercises the powers set forth under § 2-104 of the Criminal Procedure Article has the same legal status and immunity from suit as a State Police officer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-612 - Officers, Employees of Political Subdivisions When Acting Outside Territorial Limits

The police officers and other officers, agents, and employees of any county or municipal corporation, when acting under the authority of § 2-105 of the Criminal Procedure Article or other lawful authority, beyond the territorial limits of the county or municipal corporation within the State shall have all the immunities from liability enjoyed by them while performing their respective duties within the territorial limits of the county or municipal corporation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-613 - Liability of Political Subdivision for Acts of Special Police

Unless a subdivision or municipality requests the appointment of an individual as a special policeman and the request is granted as provided in Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article, the State and any subdivision or municipality of the State may not be liable or accountable in any way for any act or omission by an individual appointed as a special policeman under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-614 - Emergency Veterinary Assistance

(a)    This section applies to:
(1)    An individual licensed by the State to provide veterinary care, a student of veterinary medicine who works under the responsible direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner as defined by § 2–301(c) of the Agriculture Article, or a veterinary technician registered by the State under § 2–309 of the Agriculture Article;
(2)    An individual who is licensed by this State to provide medical care;
(3)    A member of any State, county, municipal, or volunteer fire department, ambulance and rescue squad, or law enforcement agency, or a corporate fire department;
(4)    A volunteer fire department or ambulance and rescue squad whose members have immunity;
(5)    A corporation when its fire department personnel are immune under item (3) of this subsection; and
(6)    An individual employed or designated by a local government as an animal control officer while responding in the individual’s official capacity to a call in the community.
(b)    A person is not civilly liable for any act or omission in giving any veterinary aid, care, or assistance to an animal where the owner or custodian of the animal is not available to grant permission if:
(1)    The act or omission is not one of gross negligence;
(2)    The veterinary aid, care, or assistance is provided without fee or other compensation from the owner or custodian of the animal; and
(3)    The veterinary aid, care, or assistance is provided:
(i)    At the scene of an emergency;
(ii)    In transit to a veterinary facility; or
(iii)    Through communications with licensed veterinary personnel providing emergency veterinary assistance.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-615 - Immunity in Arbitration or Alternative Dispute Resolution of Health Care Malpractice Claim

In the absence of an affirmative showing of malice or bad faith, each arbitrator or individual conducting alternative dispute resolution in a health care malpractice claim or action under Title 3, Subtitle 2A of this article from the time of acceptance of appointment has immunity from suit for any act or decision made during tenure and within the scope of designated authority.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-617 - Persons Assisting in Controlling Discharge of Hazardous Substance

(a)    In this section, “discharge” includes leakage, seepage, or other release of a hazardous substance or material.
(b)    Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a person who is called on for assistance in an emergency is not subject to any civil liability or penalty as a result of assistance or advice rendered in:
(1)    Mitigating the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of a hazardous substance or material;
(2)    Preventing a discharge of a hazardous substance or material;
(3)    Cleaning up a discharge of a hazardous substance or material; or
(4)    Attempting any of the acts in this subsection.
(c)    The immunity provided in subsection (b) of this section does not apply to a person:
(1)    Whose act or omission was the original cause of an actual or threatened discharge in whole or in part, and who would otherwise be liable for the act or omission; or
(2)    Who received compensation other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses for rendering the assistance or advice.
(d)    Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a person is liable for damages caused by that person’s gross negligence or reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-618 - Adult Protective Services

(a)    Any person who files a petition, participates in the making of a good faith report, or participates in an investigation or in a judicial proceeding resulting from the filing of a petition or the making of a good faith report, under § 13-705 or § 13-709 of the Estates and Trusts Article or Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the Family Law Article, shall in so doing be immune from any civil liability or criminal penalty that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result thereof.
(b)    A law enforcement officer is not civilly or criminally liable for transporting an adult to an appropriate medical facility under § 13-709 of the Estates and Trusts Article if the officer acts:
(1)    In a reasonably prudent manner; and
(2)    Within the scope of the officer’s employment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-619 - Criminal Background Investigation of Employees of Facilities Caring for or Supervising Children; Criminal History Records Checks and Background Checks for Employees of Adult Dependent Care Programs

(a)    The following persons or agencies shall be immune from civil or criminal liability in connection with the conducting of a criminal background investigation under Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part VI of the Family Law Article or a criminal history records check under Title 19, Subtitle 18 of the Health – General Article:
(1)    An employer that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check to deny or terminate an individual’s employment or participation in a facility;
(2)    A State or local agency that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check of an employer to grant, deny, suspend, or revoke licensure, registration, approval, or certification of a facility;
(3)    A local department of social services that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation to make a decision concerning the placement of a child committed to it, including a decision to remove a child from a particular facility or home; and
(4)    A State or local agency that in good faith participates in the making of a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check of an employee or employer.
(b)    The failure of an employer to require a criminal background investigation of an individual when not required under Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part VI of the Family Law Article or a criminal history records check when not required under Title 19, Subtitle 18 of the Health – General Article may not give rise to civil or criminal liability on the part of the employer for failure to conduct a criminal background investigation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-620 - Persons Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect

Any person who in good faith makes or participates in making a report of abuse or neglect under § 5-704, § 5-705, or § 5-705.1 of the Family Law Article or participates in an investigation or a resulting judicial proceeding is immune from any civil liability or criminal penalty that would otherwise result from making or participating in a report of abuse or neglect or participating in an investigation or a resulting judicial proceeding.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-621 - Physician, Health Care Institution, etc., Examining or Treating Abused or Neglected Child

(a)    A physician who examines or treats a child under § 5-712 of the Family Law Article is immune from any civil liability that may result from the failure to obtain consent from the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for the examination or treatment of the child.
(b)    The immunity described under subsection (a) of this section extends to:
(1)    Any health care institution with which the physician is affiliated or to which the child is brought; and
(2)    Any individual working under the control or supervision of the physician or under the control or supervision of the health care institution.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-622 - Persons Reporting Adult Abuse or Neglect

Any person who in good faith makes or participates in making a report under Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the Family Law Article or participates in an investigation or a judicial proceeding resulting from a report under Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the Family Law Article is immune from any civil liability that would otherwise result.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-623 - Admissions to Mental Health Facilities

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Admission” has the meaning stated in § 10-101 of the Health - General Article.
(3)    “Facility” has the meaning stated in § 10-101 of the Health - General Article.
(b)    A person who in good faith and with reasonable grounds applies for involuntary admission of an individual is not civilly or criminally liable for making the application under Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the Health - General Article.
(c)    A facility or veterans’ administration hospital that, in good faith and with reasonable grounds, acts in compliance with the provisions of Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the Health - General Article is not civilly or criminally liable for that action.
(d)    An agent or employee of a facility or veterans’ administration hospital who, in good faith and with reasonable grounds, acts in compliance with the provisions of Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the Health - General Article is not civilly or criminally liable for that action.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-624 - Emergency Evaluation for Mental Disorder

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Emergency evaluee” has the meaning stated in § 10-620 of the Health - General Article.
(3)    “Emergency facility” has the meaning stated in § 10-620 of the Health - General Article.
(4)    “Peace officer” has the meaning stated in § 10-620 of the Health - General Article.
(b)    Any petitioner who, in good faith and with reasonable grounds, submits or completes a petition under Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part IV of the Health - General Article is not civilly or criminally liable for submitting or completing the petition.
(c)    Any peace officer who, in good faith and with reasonable grounds, acts as a custodian of an emergency evaluee is not civilly or criminally liable for acting as a custodian.
(d)    An emergency facility that, in good faith and with reasonable grounds, acts in compliance with the provisions of Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part IV of the Health - General Article is not civilly or criminally liable for that action.
(e)    An agent or employee of an emergency facility who, in good faith and with reasonable grounds, acts in compliance with the provisions of Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part IV of the Health - General Article is not civilly or criminally liable for that action.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-625 - Persons Reporting Abuse of the Developmentally Disabled

(a)    A person who acts in good faith is not civilly liable for:
(1)    Making a report under § 7-1005 of the Health - General Article;
(2)    Participating in an investigation arising out of a report under § 7-1005 of the Health - General Article; or
(3)    Participating in a judicial proceeding arising out of a report under § 7-1005 of the Health - General Article.
(b)    This section does not grant any immunity for an abuser who makes a report or participates in the investigation or proceeding.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-626 - Persons Reporting Abuse of Individuals in Mental Health Facilities

(a)    A person who acts in good faith is not civilly liable for:
(1)    Making a report under § 10-705 of the Health - General Article;
(2)    Participating in an investigation arising out of a report under § 10-705 of the Health - General Article; or
(3)    Participating in a judicial proceeding arising out of a report under § 10-705 of the Health - General Article.
(b)    This section does not grant any immunity for an abuser who makes a report or participates in the investigation or proceeding.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-627 - Member of a Clinical Review Panel

A member of a clinical review panel under § 10-708 of the Health - General Article who acts in good faith and within the panel’s duties is immune from civil liability as a result of those acts.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-628 - Review of Health Care Under Maryland Medical Assistance Program

(a)    A member of an appointed committee of any professional organization whose members provide health care under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or an appointed member of a committee of a medical staff of a licensed hospital who acts without malice is not civilly liable for any functions that the member undertakes or performs in the system of review under § 15-106 of the Health - General Article.
(b)    This section does not affect the immunity of an officer or employee of a State agency.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-629 - Person Administering Drug or Vaccine

(a)    In this section, “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person lawfully administering a drug or vaccine is not liable for any adverse effect that arises from the use of the drug or vaccine if the drug or vaccine:
(1)    Is administered to immunize an individual against a disease; or
(2)    Is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the purpose for which the drug or vaccine is administered.
(c)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, if the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary finds that a proposed immunization project would conform to good medical and public health practice and gives written approval for the project to be administered in the State, a physician, nurse, or other person participating in the project is not liable for any adverse effect that arises from the use of a drug or vaccine in the project.
(d)    This section does not exempt:
(1)    A person from liability for gross negligence;
(2)    A drug manufacturer from the duty to use ordinary care in preparing and handling a drug or vaccine; or
(3)    A person from liability that arises out of the improper or illegal administration of a drug or vaccine.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-630 - Processors, Distributors, etc., of Human Blood, Tissue, Organs, or Bones

A legally authorized person who obtains, processes, stores, distributes, or uses whole human blood, tissue, organs, or bones or any substance derived from human blood, tissue, organs, or bones for injection, transfusion, or transplantation into an individual for any purpose is performing a service and is not subjected to:
(1)    Strict liability in tort;
(2)    The implied warranty of merchantability; or
(3)    The implied warranty of fitness.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-631 - Persons Reporting Abuse of Residents of Related Institutions

(a)    A person who acts in good faith is not civilly liable for:
(1)    Making a report under § 19-347 of the Health - General Article;
(2)    Participating in an investigation arising out of a report under § 19-347 of the Health - General Article;
(3)    Participating in a judicial proceeding arising out of a report under § 19-347 of the Health - General Article; or
(4)    Participating in transferring, suspending, or terminating the employment of any individual who is believed to have abused or aided in abusing a resident under § 19-347 of the Health - General Article.
(b)    This section does not grant any immunity for an abuser who makes a report or participates in the investigation or proceeding.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities › Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions -- Health and Public Safety › Section 5-632 - Tort Liability of Hospitals or Related Institutions

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article.
(3)    “Related institution” has the meaning stated in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a hospital or related institution is not immune from liability for negligence or any other tort on the grounds that the hospital or related institution is a charitable institution.
(c)    A hospital or related institution that is a charitable institution and is insured against this liability in an amount of not less than $100,000 is not liable for damages in excess of the limits of that insurance.