{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-18-902","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 18–902","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may exercise the authority granted in this subtitle to:\n(1) Continuously evaluate and modify existing disease surveillance procedures in order to detect a catastrophic health emergency;\n(2) Investigate actual or potential exposures to a deadly agent; and\n(3) Treat, prevent, or reduce the spread of the disease or outbreak believed to have been caused by the exposure to a deadly agent.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=18-902","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"2675367ad357bb36be7dc87700175880ae399d75668fd01154cc0ee8f8d6f0ed","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-18-901","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-18-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}