(B) The deceased individual's access to various
lethal means, social service records, school records
and educational histories and coroner or medical
examiner records, including autopsy and toxicology
reports.
(6) Promulgate regulations necessary to implement this
act.
Section 6. Confidentiality of overdose fatality review team
records.
(a) Meetings.--An overdose fatality review team meeting
shall be closed to the public and information discussed at the
meeting shall be deemed confidential.
(b) Records.--The proceedings, records and opinions reviewed
by an overdose fatality review team shall remain confidential
and may not be disclosed under the act of February 14, 2008
(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. The proceedings,
records and opinions of an overdose fatality review team shall
be confidential and may not be subject to discovery, subpoena or
introduction into evidence in a criminal or civil proceeding. A
member of an overdose fatality review team may not be questioned
in a criminal or civil proceeding regarding information
presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting of the
overdose fatality review team. Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to prevent a member of an overdose fatality review
team from testifying in a criminal or civil proceeding to
information obtained independently of the overdose fatality
review team or which is public information.
Section 7. Criminal and civil liability protections.
An individual who, in good faith, participates as a member of
an overdose fatality review team or provides information to
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