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§ 2150.7. Access to records

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 P.S. ChildrenEffective: January 6, 2009

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 11 P.S. Children (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 25. Public Health Child Death Review Act
Effective: January 6, 2009
11 P.S. § 2150.7
§ 2150.7. Access to records
(a) Juvenile records.--When deemed necessary for its review, a State or local public health child death review team may review and inspect all files and records of the court relating to a child pursuant to a proceeding under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to juvenile matters) in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § 6307 (relating to inspection of court files and records). However, this subsection shall not apply to files and records of the court subject to a child fatality or near fatality review pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to child protective services).
(b) Medical records.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936), health care facilities and health care providers shall provide medical records of a child under review without the authorization of a person in interest to the State public health child death review team and to a local public health child death review team for purposes of review under this act.
(c) Other records.--Other records pertaining to the child under review for the purposes of this act shall be open to inspection as permitted by law.

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2008, Oct. 8, P.L. 1073, No. 87, § 7, effective in 90 days [Jan. 6, 2009].
11 P.S. § 2150.7, PA ST 11 P.S. § 2150.7
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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