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§ 7204. Regulations

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 44 Pa.C.S.A. Law and JusticeEffective: September 14, 2020

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 44 Pa.C.S.A. Law and Justice (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Other Officers and Officials (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 72. Mental Health Evaluations (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. General Provisions
Effective: September 14, 2020
44 Pa.C.S.A. § 7204
§ 7204. Regulations
Currentness
(a) Temporary regulations.--In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this chapter, the commission shall promulgate temporary regulations within six months of the effective date of this section that shall expire not later than two years following the publication of the temporary regulations. The commission shall promulgate temporary regulations not subject to:
(1) Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 769, No. 240),1 referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.
(2) Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L. 950, No. 164),2 known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
(3) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181),3 known as the Regulatory Review Act.
(b) Publication.--The commission shall transmit temporary regulations to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin no later than six months after the effective date of this section.
(c) Promulgation.--The commission shall, by regulation, including temporary regulation, establish procedures to guarantee the following:
(1) Confidentiality of requests or recommendations for mental health evaluations.
(2) Confidentiality of mental health records produced by operation of this chapter.
(3) Any other procedure deemed necessary by the commission for implementation of this chapter.

Credits

2020, July 14, P.L. 624, No. 59, § 2, effective in 60 days [Sept. 14, 2020].

Footnotes

1
45 P.S. §§ 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 and 1205.
2
71 P.S. §§ 732-204 and 732-301.
3
71 P.S. § 745.1 et seq.
44 Pa.C.S.A. § 7204, PA ST 44 Pa.C.S.A. § 7204
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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