§ 4602. Record of persons admitted or committed
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 50 P.S. Mental Health
50 P.S. § 4602
§ 4602. Record of persons admitted or committed
(a) Whenever a person is admitted or committed to any facility or receives services or benefits at a facility under any provision of this act, a complete record pertaining to such person shall be maintained by the facility. Such record shall include, if available, but need not be limited to, applications, petitions, affidavits, orders of court, reports of physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, police records, financial records, and all clinical records or a full abstract thereof containing all essential particulars, including results of physical examinations, examinations for mental disability, laboratory tests, and any other material with reference to such person.
(d) Any record, or portion thereof, so maintained shall be open to inspection and examination only to those persons designated by the director of a facility at which such person has been admitted or committed or at which he is receiving services or benefits, and as to those facilities under the control of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or local authorities to such other persons as the secretary by regulation may determine.
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1966, Special Sess. No. 3, Oct. 20, P.L. 96, art. VI, § 602, effective Jan. 1, 1967.
50 P.S. § 4602, PA ST 50 P.S. § 4602
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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