[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR2.23]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 2--CONFIDENTIALITY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PATIENT RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B--General Provisions
 
Sec. 2.23  Patient access and restrictions on use.

    (a) Patient access not prohibited. These regulations do not prohibit 
a program from giving a patient access to his or her own records, 
including the opportunity to inspect and copy any records that the 
program maintains about the patient. The program is not required to 
obtain a patient's written consent or other authorization under these 
regulations in order to provide such access to the patient.
    (b) Restriction on use of information. Information obtained by 
patient access to his or her patient record is subject to the 
restriction on use of his information to initiate or substantiate any 
criminal charges against the patient or to conduct any criminal 
investigation of the patient as provided for under Sec. 2.12(d)(1).