An Act amending the act of April 23, 1956 (1955 P.L.1510, No.500), known as the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, further providing for confidentiality of reports and records.

PRINTER'S NO. 710
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 694
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, GREINER AND KENYATTA, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 23, 1956 (1955 P.L.1510, No.500),
entitled "An act providing for the prevention and control of
communicable and non-communicable diseases including venereal
diseases, fixing responsibility for disease prevention and
control, requiring reports of diseases, and authorizing
treatment of venereal diseases, and providing for premarital
and prenatal blood tests; amending, revising and
consolidating the laws relating thereto; and repealing
certain acts," further providing for confidentiality of
reports and records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 15(a) of the act of April 23, 1956 (1955
P.L.1510, No.500), known as the Disease Prevention and Control
Law of 1955, is amended by adding a clause to read:
Section 15. Confidentiality of Reports and Records.--
(a) Except as provided under section 15.1, State and local
health authorities may not disclose reports of diseases, any
records maintained as a result of any action taken in
consequence of such reports, or any other records maintained
pursuant to this act or any regulations, to any person who is
not a member of the department or of a local board or department
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of health, except as follows:
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(3) Where the department receives a resolution from the
governing body of a county without a local board or department
of health that authorizes the governing body of the county to
receive communicable disease or reportable disease information
that occurs within its jurisdiction. Upon receipt of the
resolution under this clause, the department shall release to
the governing body of the county de-identifying communicable
disease or reportable disease information, including the
municipality where there has been a confirmed case of a
communicable disease or reportable disease within the past
twenty-four (24) hours. The governing body of the county shall
comply with all applicable Federal and State laws, regulations
and confidentiality standards regarding the use of communicable
disease or reportable disease information under this clause.
This clause shall not apply to the release of communicable
disease or reportable disease information of a municipality with
a local board or department of health.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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