Confidentiality of records - 71 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 1690.108

Substance abuse treatment information is confidential and privileged to the patient, and may only be disclosed pursuant to the statute.

Substance abuse treatment information may be disclosed with the patient’s consent; the statute does not elaborate on disclosure with consent.

Substance abuse treatment information may be disclosed without the patient’s consent to medical personnel for diagnosis and treatment purposes, to government or other officials for purposes of obtaining reimbursement for services.

Patient records prepared pursuant to the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act may be disclosed pursuant to order by the court of common pleas upon application showing good cause for disclosure. The court, in determining whether to order disclosure, weighs the need for the information against the potential harm to the patient. The court may condition the disclosure on certain safeguards. The records may not be utilized to bring criminal charges against the patient.