§ 5-601. Action against person furnishing information to enumerated agency for research purposes

   (a) "The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems" defined. -- In this section, "the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems" means the agency described in § 13-503 of the Education Article.

(b) In general. -- 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 State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; or

   (5) The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 75C, § 10, 11; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1; 1988, ch. 314, § 3; 1990, ch. 6, § 2; 1994, ch. 420; 1996, ch. 10, § 1, 16; 1997, ch. 14, § 9.