(a) A veterinarian licensed by the Board shall release or authorize the release of rabies immunization records and other relevant treatment data of an animal under the veterinarian’s care to (i) a requesting physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who is contemplating the administration of the rabies treatment protocol to any person under the requesting caregivers’ care who has been the victim of a bite or other possible rabies exposure from such animal; (ii) a requesting animal control officer or law-enforcement officer who needs to identify the owner of such animal or verify the rabies vaccination history of such animal; or (iii) a requesting animal control officer or an official of the Department of Health who is investigating an incident.
(b) Any veterinarian licensed by the Board who in good faith releases or authorizes the release of an animal’s rabies immunization records and other relevant data pursuant to this section is immune from civil damages resulting from the release of such information.