Md. Code, Health - General § 24-2005
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§24–2005.
Official statutory text
(a) Meetings of the review team shall be closed to the public and are not subject to the Open Meetings Act when the review team is discussing individual behavioral health crises or incidents involving law enforcement interaction.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of the review team shall be open to the public and are subject to the Open Meetings Act when the review team is not discussing individual behavioral health crises or incidents involving law enforcement interaction.
(c) (1) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed that identifies:
(i) A deceased individual;
(ii) An individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis;
(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis; or
(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.
(2) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed about the involvement of any agency with:
(i) A deceased individual;
(ii) An individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis;
(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis; or
(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.
(d) This section does not prohibit the review team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the review team’s exercise of its purpose and duties.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of the review team shall be open to the public and are subject to the Open Meetings Act when the review team is not discussing individual behavioral health crises or incidents involving law enforcement interaction.
(c) (1) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed that identifies:
(i) A deceased individual;
(ii) An individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis;
(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who has experienced a behavioral health crisis; or
(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.
(2) During a public meeting, information may not be disclosed about the involvement of any agency with:
(i) A deceased individual;
(ii) An individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis;
(iii) A family member, guardian, or caretaker of a deceased individual or an individual who experienced a behavioral health crisis; or
(iv) An individual convicted of a crime or adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act.
(d) This section does not prohibit the review team from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant to the review team’s exercise of its purpose and duties.
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