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:
Section 15. Confidentiality of Reports and Records.--
(a) 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 of health, except [where necessary to carry
out the purposes of this act.] as follows:
(1) Where necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
(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 RELATED TO THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE to 911 centers,
law enforcement officers, fire department personnel , CORONERS
and emergency medical services personnel, in each county of this
Commonwealth. 911 centers, law enforcement officers, fire
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