Pennsylvania Statutes Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare § 1408-C. Nonapplicability

(a) Sovereign immunity.--This article shall be subject to 1 Pa.C.S. § 2310 (relating to sovereign immunity reaffirmed; specific waiver).

(b) Public record.--Health information or personally identifying information shall not be considered a public record for purposes of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L. 6, No. 3),  1 known as the Right-to-Know Law.

(c) Rights.--Nothing under this article is intended to affect common law or statutory rights or obligations with respect to patient accessibility to the patient's electronic or nonelectronic medical records.

(d) Construction.--Nothing under this article shall be construed to alter, limit or supersede any other provision of law regarding the department's duties, powers, responsibilities and authority that exist separate from this article.