S1110B1633A05166 MSP:JSL 04/20/20 #90 A05166
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1110
Sponsor: SENATOR BROOKS
Printer's No. 1633
Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by inserting after "for"
definitions and for
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 13 through 15, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 2 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 definition to read
Section 2. Definitions.--
The following terms, whenever used in this act, have the
meanings indicated in this section, except where the context
indicates a clearly different meaning:
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(m) Individually identifiable health information.
Information , whether oral, written, electronic, visual,
pictorial, physical or in any other form, that relates to an
individual's past, present or future physical health status,
condition, treatment, service, products purchased or provision
of care and:
(1) reveals the identity of the individual whose health care
is the subject of the information; or
(2) serves as a reasonable basis to reveal the identity of
the individual whose health care is the subject of the
information, alone or in conjunction with other information that
is or reasonably should be known to be available.
Section 1.1. Section 15 of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 4 through 8, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
(2) Under a proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the
Governor that is based upon a communicable disease, the
secretary or local health authority shall release, within 24
hours of receiving information of a confirmed case of a
communicable disease, individually identifiable health
information to 911 centers, law enforcement officers, fire
department personnel and emergency medical services personnel,
in each county of this Commonwealth. 911 centers, law
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enforcement officers, fire department personnel and emergency
medical services personnel shall follow all applicable Federal
and State laws, regulations and confidentiality standards.
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