You do not automatically have the right to get a deceased person's medical records, even if you are a close relative of theirs.
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 ...
Release of information (ROI) allows patients to release information from their medical records to authorized individuals or organizations.
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.
Generally, an authorization provides the authority for a doctor's release of PHI for specified purposes, which are generally other than treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, or, to disclose protected health information to a third party specified by the individual.
Under Pennsylvania law, your health care provider owns the actual medical record. For example, if your provider maintains paper medical records, they own and have the right to keep the original record. You only have the right to see and get a copy of it.
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.
You should contact your or your child's previous health care provider, the last school you or your child attended, the New York State Department of Health, or your local (county) health department for your immunization records.
SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA Parents, guardians, or caregivers of students seeking to enroll in grades K-12 are required to have their children immunized against various diseases to protect the health and safety of all students and their classmates.