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LEONARD v. LATROBE AREA HOSP.

379 Pa.Super. 243 (1988)

549 A.2d 997

Kenneth LEONARD, Shirley Buffner and David L. Leonard, Administratrix of the Estate of Elizabeth Gault, a/k/a Betty Gault: v. LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL and George E. Mamo, M.D., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 24, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gayle L. Godfrey, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

Anthony W. DeBernardo, Jr., Greensburg, for appellees.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and BECK and POPOVICH, JJ.

BECK, Judge:

The issue is whether a party in a negligence action can discover from the hospital those patient records protected by the confidentiality provision of the Mental Health Procedures Act,1 where the hospital has transferred those records to its attorney and insurance carrier, who are non-parties to the suit.

Appellants, a hospital and a psychiatrist, appeal from an interlocutory order of the trial court directing them...

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