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PRINTER'S NO. 979
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
783
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WARD, MARTIN, BARTOLOTTA AND MENSCH, JUNE 19, 2017
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 19, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
reports on mental and physical disabilities or disorders and
for determination of incompetency.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1518(b) and (d) and 1519(b) of Title 75
of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1518. Reports on mental or physical disabilities or
disorders.
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(b) Reports by health care personnel.--All physicians,
podiatrists, chiropractors, physician assistants, certified
registered nurse practitioners and other persons authorized to
diagnose or treat disorders and disabilities defined by the
Medical Advisory Board shall report to the department, in
writing, the full name, date of birth and address of every
person over 15 years of age diagnosed as having any specified
disorder or disability within ten days of making the diagnosis.
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(d) [Confidentiality of reports.--The reports required by
this section shall be confidential and shall be used solely for
the purpose of determining the qualifications of any person to
drive a motor vehicle on the highways of this Commonwealth.]
Request for report.--A report required by this section may be
requested by the person about whom the report has been
submitted. The department shall provide the report within 20
days of the request.
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§ 1519. Determination of incompetency.
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(b) Confidentiality of reports and evidence.--Reports
received by the department for the purpose of assisting the
department in determining whether a person is qualified to be
licensed and reports of examinations authorized under this
subchapter are for the confidential use of the department and
may not be divulged to any person, other than the person about
whom the report has been made, or used as evidence in any trial
except that the reports and statistics and evaluations used by
the department in determining whether a person should be
required to be examined under this subchapter shall be admitted
in proceedings under section 1550 (relating to judicial review).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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