§ 7-1103. Disclosure of records by custodians

MD Health-Gen Code § 7-1103 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “custodian” means:

(1)    Executive officer or administrative head of a licensee, as defined in § 7-1001 of this title;

(2)    An individual who is responsible for the area where records on individuals who are served by a licensee, as defined in § 7-1001 of this title, are kept; or

(3)    Any individual who has or controls the record.

(b)    In addition to any damages recoverable in a court of general jurisdiction, a custodian of a record who discloses the record in violation of § 7-1010 of this title is liable to the individual whose records are disclosed unlawfully for punitive damages in an amount that does not exceed $500 plus reasonable attorney’s fees.