§ 5-601 Action against person furnishing information to enumerated agency for research purposes
§ 5-602 Emergency defense and civil defense shelters
§ 5-603 Emergency medical care
§ 5-604 Fire and rescue companies
§ 5-605 Law enforcement officer acting outside jurisdiction
§ 5-606 Physicians and volunteers working at charitable organizations providing health care services
§ 5-607 Volunteer sports program physicians
§ 5-608 Support for emergency medical system
§ 5-609 Mental health care providers or administrators
§ 5-610 Law enforcement officer assisting victim of spousal assault
§ 5-610.1 Law enforcement officer enforcing out-of-state order for protection from domestic violence
§ 5-611 Federal law enforcement officer making arrest without warrant
§ 5-612 Officers, employees of political subdivisions when acting outside territorial limits
§ 5-613 Liability of political subdivision for acts of special police
§ 5-614 Emergency veterinary assistance
§ 5-615 Immunity in arbitration or alternative dispute resolution of health care malpractice claim
§ 5-617 Persons assisting in controlling discharge of hazardous substance
§ 5-618 Adult protective services
§ 5-619 Criminal background investigation of employees of facilities caring for or supervising children; criminal history records checksand background checks for employees of adult dependent care programs
§ 5-620 Persons reporting child abuse or neglect
§ 5-621 Physician, health care institution, etc., examining or treating abused or neglected child
§ 5-622 Persons reporting adult abuse or neglect
§ 5-623 Admissions to mental health facilities
§ 5-624 Emergency evaluation for mental disorder
§ 5-625 Persons reporting abuse of the developmentally disabled
§ 5-626 Persons reporting abuse of individuals in mental health facilities
§ 5-627 Member of a clinical review panel
§ 5-628 Review of health care under Maryland Medical Assistance Program
§ 5-629 Person administering drug or vaccine
§ 5-630 Processors, distributors, etc., of human blood, tissue, organs, or bones
§ 5-631 Persons reporting abuse of residents of related institutions
§ 5-632 Tort liability of hospitals or related institutions
§ 5-633 Food which poses immediate threat
§ 5-634 Donated food
§ 5-635 Customer use of employee toilet facility in retail establishment
§ 5-636 Licensed chiropractors reviewing fees of other chiropractors
§ 5-637 Medical review committees and persons cooperating therewith
§ 5-637.1 Members of local domestic violence fatality review teams and persons cooperating therewith
§ 5-637.2 Person acting for multidisciplinary and multiagency drug overdose fatality review team
§ 5-638 Persons giving information about physicians to hospitals, hospital staff, etc
§ 5-639 Negligent operation of emergency vehicle
§ 5-640 Child passenger safety technicians
§ 5-641 Immunity from liability for persons who leave unharmed newborn child with a responsible adult
§ 5-642 Immunity for transfer of unclaimed cremains of veterans for disposition
§ 5-643 Immunity from civil or criminal liability
§ 5-644 Nondisparagement clause
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 5 > Subtitle 6 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions - Health and Public Safety

  • Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
  • Adult: means an individual at least 18 years old. See
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • assault: means assault in any degree unless a specific degree of assault is specified. See
  • certified mail: includes "registered mail"; and

    (3) "registered mail" includes "certified mail". See
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local department of social services: includes the Montgomery County government. See
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • veteran: includes , if the individual is eligible under 38 U. See