This section governs the release of otherwise confidential mental health records to investigating bodies, permitting disclosure only upon order of a Commonwealth Court judge under 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8721–8725. It is a records-confidentiality provision within Pennsylvania's mental health procedures chapter (Title 55, Chapter 5100), which covers treatment facilities subject to OMHSAS oversight. Facility operators must ensure that confidential client records are not released to investigating bodies without the required court order.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5100.39 - Release of records State Regulations Compare Under 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8721 - 8725 (relating to availability of otherwise confidential information), records which are otherwise confidential may be made available to certain investigating bodies upon order of a judge of the Commonwealth Court. Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5100.39 This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3800.20 (relating to confidentiality of records); 55 Pa. Code § 5100.4 (relating to scope); 55 Pa. Code § 5200.47 (relating to other applicable regulations); 55 Pa. Code § 5210.26 (relating to records); 55 Pa. Code § 5210.56 (relating to other applicable regulations); 55 Pa. Code § 5221.52 (relating to notice of confidentiality and nondiscrimination); 55 Pa. Code § 5230.17 (relating to confidentiality); and 55 Pa. Code § 5320.26 (relating to confidentiality). State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox