Statutes Text
Article - Correctional Services
§9–602.2.
(a) Whenever an incarcerated individual dies in a Division of Correction facility, the Commissioner of Correction shall notify the following persons:
(1) the State delegates and State senator representing the legislative district where the facility is located;
(2) the legislative body of the county where the facility is located or the Baltimore City Council, if the facility is located in Baltimore City; and
(3) the chief executive of the county where the facility is located or the Mayor of Baltimore City, if the facility is located in Baltimore City.
(b) The notification required under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) shall include the cause of death of the deceased incarcerated individual; and
(2) may not include protected health information of the deceased incarcerated individual.
(c) The Department shall adopt regulations compliant with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to implement this section.
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