Section 5100.37. Records relating to drug and alcohol abuse or dependence

Whenever information in a patient’s records relates to drug or alcohol abuse or dependency, as defined in 71 P. S. § 1690.102, those specific portions of the patient’s records are subject to the confidentiality provisions of section 8(c) of the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act (71 P. S. § 1690.108(c)), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, 4 Pa. Code § 255.5 (relating to projects and coordinating bodies: disclosure of client-oriented information).

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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 § 5200.41 (relating to records); 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).