§ 10225.306. Confidentiality of records
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and Safety
35 P.S. § 10225.306
Formerly cited as PA ST 35 P.S. § 10219
§ 10225.306. Confidentiality of records
(a) General rule.--Information contained in reports, records of investigation, client assessment and service plans shall be considered confidential and shall be maintained under regulations promulgated by the department to safeguard confidentiality. Except as provided below, this information shall not be disclosed to anyone outside the agency other than to a court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a court order.
(3) A subject of a report made under section 3021 may receive, upon written request, all information contained in the report except that prohibited from being disclosed by paragraph (4).
(4) The release of information that would identify the person who made a report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment or person who cooperated in a subsequent investigation, is hereby prohibited unless the secretary can determine that such a release will not be detrimental to the safety of such person.
Credits
1987, Nov. 6, P.L. 381, No. 79, § 9 (35 P.S. § 10219). Renumbered as § 306 and amended by 1996, Dec. 18, P.L. 1125, No. 169, § 4, effective in 90 days.
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 10225.302.
35 P.S. § 10225.306, PA ST 35 P.S. § 10225.306
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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