Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 317.4 - Penalties for disclosure of confidential information(a) An officer or employe of the Commonwealth, contractor to the Commonweath, physician or employe of a county health department, local fire department or local police department who has access to confidential information and who willingly or knowingly discloses the confidential information to a person not authorized to receive it shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.(b) The person or institution which discloses the confidential information is liable for damages to the full extent of those damages.(c) Violation of this section is prima facie evidence of trespass under Commonwealth common law.