{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-4-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 4–401","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “provider” means:\n(1) An acupuncturist;\n(2) A chiropractor;\n(3) A dentist;\n(4) A nurse;\n(5) An optometrist;\n(6) A physician;\n(7) A podiatrist; or\n(8) A person who is employed by or under contract with a hospital, nursing institution, or other health care provider.\n(b) A provider may not knowingly or willfully destroy, damage, alter, obliterate, or otherwise obscure a medical record, hospital report, laboratory report, X-ray report, or other information about a patient in an effort to conceal the information from use as evidence in an administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding.\n(c) A provider who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=4-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"e4b53d4a96ff50777a69ebc17abff18ab8de386b9fd0c5ee2942080b74927eac","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-4-310","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-4-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}