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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 5-1006

Known as the Maryland Suicide Mortality Review and Prevention Act

The act spans §§ 5–5 (9 sections).

(a) Meetings of the State team shall be closed to the public and are not subject to the Open Meetings Act.

(b) A member of the State team or an attendee of a State team meeting may not:

(1) Release to the public or the news media information discussed at meetings; or

(2) Except as provided in § 5–1007 of this subtitle, testify in any proceeding about details of a State team meeting, including any information presented at the meeting, or about opinions formed by the individual because of the meeting.

(c) Each member of the State team and any attendee of a meeting of the State team shall sign a statement indicating an understanding of and adherence to the State team’s confidentiality requirements, including any potential civil or criminal consequences for a breach of confidentiality under this section.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.