Section 25.213 - Medical records (a) A medical record shall be maintained for each patient, identifying the patient, the person making the entry, the date of each contact, pertinent clinical information, diagnoses, findings, laboratory results and other diagnostic, corrective or therapeutic procedures, including ...
Contact the state department of health: Reach out to the Pennsylvania Department of Health by calling 877.774. 4748 or emailing pasiis@state.pa. Any records for vaccines given in Philadelphia must be obtained by contacting 215.685.
The FOI/PA generally provides that any person has a right of access to federal agency records, except to the extent that such records (or potions thereof) are protected from disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.
Section 708. Exceptions for public records. (1) The burden of proving that a record of a Commonwealth agency or local agency is exempt from public access shall be on the Commonwealth agency or local agency receiving a request by a preponderance of the evidence.
There are four convenient ways to submit your PA submission form: By Email: FOIA@nro.mil. By postal service or other commercial delivery: National Reconnaissance Office. Attn: COMM/Information Review and Release Group. By fax: 703-745-0833. Electronically: FOIA. Please upload the form to your FOIA submission.
Contact the state department of health: Reach out to the Pennsylvania Department of Health by calling 877.774. 4748 or emailing pasiis@state.pa. Any records for vaccines given in Philadelphia must be obtained by contacting 215.685.
Upon the death of a patient, the hospital shall provide, upon request, to the executor of the decedent's estate or, in the absence of an executor, the next of kin responsible for the disposition of the remains, access to all medical records of the deceased patient.
You do not automatically have the right to get a deceased person's medical records, even if you are a close relative of theirs.
Pennsylvania's right-to-know law ensures transparency by providing public access to government records. Citizens can request information directly from agency open records officers.
Common exclusions include: Information already in the public domain. Information known prior to its disclosure. Information independently developed without breach.