In Re Commonwealth for Order Approving Release of Patient Records From Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility

OPINION BY STABILE, J.:

Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appeals from the February 20, 2018 order denying its application for a warrant for patient records from a drug and alcohol treatment facility. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The Commonwealth is seeking records from a rehabilitation clinic ("the Clinic") in Pike County documenting distribution of methadone from January 1, 2017 to February 12, 2017. Specifically, the Commonwealth is seeking records pertaining to a person ("Defendant") facing a pending charge of drug delivery resulting in death ( 18 Pa.C.S.A. §…