Reach out to the Pennsylvania Department of Health by calling 877.774. 4748 or emailing pasiis@state.pa.
Begin by specifying your name, the entity authorized to disclose information, and the individuals or entities you authorize to receive it. Indicate the specific information and purpose for which it will be disclosed, add an expiration date or event, and sign and date the form to confirm your consent.
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.
The state of Pennsylvania recorded births and deaths beginning in 1906. Birth records are available to the public after 105 years and death records after 50 years, with indexes for the records released on the Pennsylvania State Archives website after the end of the year.
Medical records must be retained in compliance with Pennsylvania law regardless of whether the physician, who created the records, retires, passes away, or closes their practice. In Pennsylvania, physicians must retain an adult patient's medical records for at least seven years from the last date of service.
You do not automatically have the right to get a deceased person's medical records, even if you are a close relative of theirs.
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.