Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 448.806a. Reporting incidents of professional misconduct

(1) The termination or curtailment of the employment, association or professional privileges of a physician, licensed under the provisions of the act of July 20, 1974 (P.L. 551, No. 190), known as the “Medical Practice Act of 1974,”  1 or the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L. 1109, No. 261), known as the “Osteopathic Medical Practice Act,”  2 whichever the case may be, with a health care facility or hospital where there exists reasonable cause to believe malpractice or misconduct has occurred.

(2) The resignation or withdrawal of association or of privileges with a facility or hospital to avoid the imposition of disciplinary measures.

(3) The receipt of written information which establishes that any physician who has a right to practice or who has applied to practice at the health care facility or hospital has been convicted of a felony.

(1) Any report or information furnished to the boards in question, in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be deemed a confidential communication and shall not be subject to inspection or disclosure, in any manner, except upon formal written request by a duly authorized public agency or pursuant to a judicial subpoena issued in a pending action or proceeding.

(2) Any person, facility or corporation which makes a report pursuant to this section in good faith and without malice shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, for having made such a report. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of any person required to make a report shall be presumed.