Recent PNA Legal Hotline Questions

Each week, the PNA legal team shares a question from a member and PNA’s response. Here are the most recent questions and answers.

Recent Questions

• Legal Hotline: RTKL part-time agencies and time calculation
  Q: How does the RTKL 5-business day response rule apply to agencies that are only open on a part-time basis? A: It is important to understand that the RTKL is not required to access public… Read more: Legal Hotline: RTKL part-time agencies and time calculation
• Legal Hotline: HIPAA directory
  Q: Does HIPAA prevent hospitals from releasing any and all information about patients? Does HIPAA restrict our ability to publish medical information? A: While HIPAA prohibits unauthorized release of individually identifiable health records, it permits… Read more: Legal Hotline: HIPAA directory
• Legal Hotline: Private Criminal Complaints Public Access
  Q: I want to review a private criminal complaint, but the magisterial district judge (MDJ) is telling me I can’t have a copy until the district attorney approves it. When do private criminal complaints become… Read more: Legal Hotline: Private Criminal Complaints Public Access