Pennsylvania HB694 amends the Disease Prevention and Control Law to enhance confidentiality of communicable disease reports and records.
HB694 amends the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 to strengthen confidentiality of communicable disease reports and records. State and local health authorities are prohibited from disclosing such reports and records to unauthorized persons, except in specific circumstances. The bill allows the release of de-identified communicable disease information to county governing bodies without local health boards, provided they comply with confidentiality standards. This provision does not apply to municipalities with local health boards. The act will take effect 90 days after enactment.
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