state or local laws respecting fraud or false claims upon
Federal, state or local governments.
(iii) A qui tam plaintiff.
(2) A recipient under paragraph (1) who is subject to
the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth shall be subject to the
provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 91 relating to further
disclosure, dissemination and sharing of the information with
noncriminal justice agencies, departments and individuals,
except as permitted under paragraph (1).
(b) Civil investigative information.--
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or
section 6313 (relating to civil investigative demands), and
as necessary for official use, documentary material,
interrogatory answers and oral testimony transcripts or
copies of the foregoing may not be accessed by, shared with
or made available for examination by an individual other than
a false claims investigator or other officer or employee of
the Office of Attorney General or, if applicable, of a
designated district attorney.
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply if
the person that produced the material, answers or
transcripts, or, in the case of a product of discovery
produced under an express demand for the material, the person
from whom or which the discovery is obtained, consents.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
prevent disclosure to the General Assembly, or a committee or
subcommittee thereof, or to a Commonwealth agency for the
agency's use in furtherance of its statutory or
constitutional responsibilities, except that disclosure shall
be subject to 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 91.
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