Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-715
This is the official text of Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-715, part of Maryland’s Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings — governs court structure and civil procedure.
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§5–715.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, “Board” means the State Board of Physicians.
(b) A person who acts without malice and is a member of the Board or a legally authorized agent of the Board, is not civilly liable for investigating, prosecuting, participating in a hearing under § 14–405 of the Health Occupations Article, or otherwise acting on an allegation of a ground for Board action made to the Board.
(c) A person who acts without malice is not civilly liable for making an allegation of a ground for Board action to the Board or Faculty.
(d) Any person who acts in good faith is not civilly liable for giving any of the information required under § 14-413 or § 14-414 of the Health Occupations Article.
(b) A person who acts without malice and is a member of the Board or a legally authorized agent of the Board, is not civilly liable for investigating, prosecuting, participating in a hearing under § 14–405 of the Health Occupations Article, or otherwise acting on an allegation of a ground for Board action made to the Board.
(c) A person who acts without malice is not civilly liable for making an allegation of a ground for Board action to the Board or Faculty.
(d) Any person who acts in good faith is not civilly liable for giving any of the information required under § 14-413 or § 14-414 of the Health Occupations Article.
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