[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: 42CFR55a.104]

[Page 235]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 55a--PROGRAM GRANTS FOR BLACK LUNG CLINICS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 55a.104  What confidentiality requirements must be met?

    All information as to personal facts and circumstances obtained by 
the grantee's staff about recipients of services shall be held 
confidential and shall not be disclosed without the individual's consent 
except as may be required by law or as may be necessary to provide 
service to the individual or to provide for audits with appropriate 
safeguards for confidentiality of patient records. Otherwise, 
information may be disclosed only in summary, statistical, or other form 
which does not identify particular individuals.