Section 5-901 – “Local Team” Defined

    In this subtitle, “local team” means the multidisciplinary and multiagency drug overdose fatality review team established for a county.

Section 5-902 – Multidisciplinary and Multiagency Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams in General

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, there may be a multidisciplinary and multiagency drug overdose fatality review team in each county.         (2)    Instead of a local team in each county, two or more counties may agree to establish a single multicounty local team.         (3)    A multicounty local team shall execute a memorandum of understanding on membership, […]

Section 5-903 – Purpose; Duties

    (a)    The purpose of each local team is to prevent drug overdose deaths by:         (1)    Promoting cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in investigations of drug overdose deaths or in providing services to surviving family members;         (2)    Developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of drug overdose deaths in the county;         (3)    Developing plans for and recommending changes […]

Section 5-904 – Access to Information and Records

    (a)    On request of the chair of a local team and as necessary to carry out the purpose and duties of the local team, the local team shall be immediately provided with:         (1)    Access to information and records, including information about physical health, mental health, and treatment for substance abuse, maintained by a health care provider for: […]

Section 5-905 – Open or Closed Meetings

    (a)    Meetings of local teams shall be closed to the public and are not subject to Title 3 of the General Provisions Article when the local teams are discussing individual cases of overdose or drug overdose deaths.     (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, meetings of local teams shall be open to the public […]

Section 5-906 – Confidentiality of Information and Records

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, all information and records acquired by a local team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this subtitle are confidential, exempt from disclosure under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article, and may be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the team’s purpose and duties. […]