(a) Information received by the Department of Health through inspection, or otherwise, authorized under this subchapter, shall not be disclosed publicly in such manner as to identify individuals or institutions except in a proceeding involving the question of licensing or revocation of a license.
(b) (1) However, in the case of a specific written request by the deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the Director of the Department of Human Services for information concerning a certain nursing home, information obtained during recent inspections of the home may be supplied in writing to the deputy director.
(2) This exception applies only to homes providing care for recipients of public welfare and is not to be construed as permitting the exchange of such information on all homes in the state but is specifically limited to those for which the deputy director of the appropriate division as determined by the director has specific complaints.
(3) These complaints shall be forwarded to the department along with the request for information from the deputy director.
(4) Information received by the deputy director in the manner prescribed by this section shall not be disclosed.
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