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49 Pa. Code § 29.96. Confidentiality—waived.

§ 29.96. Confidentiality—waived.

 To protect children from abuse, the reporting requirements of § §  29.92—29.94 (relating to suspected child abuse—mandated reporting requirements; photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report; and suspected death as a result of child abuse—mandated reporting requirement) take precedence over the provisions of confidentiality in §  29.23 (relating to confidentiality) and any other ethical principle or professional standard that might otherwise apply to podiatrists.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  29.96 issued under the Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. §  6383(b)(2); and section 15 of the Podiatry Practice Act (63 P. S. §  42.15).

Source

   The provisions of this §  29.96 adopted November 8, 1996, effective November 9, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 5405.

Cross References

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  29.91 (relating to definitions relating to child abuse reporting requirements).



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