[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR2.3]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 2--TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS IN PROCEEDINGS WHERE THE UNITED STATES IS NOT A PARTY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2.3  Policy on presentation of testimony and production of documents.

    (a) No Department of Health and Human Services employee may provide 
testimony or produce documents in any proceedings to which this part 
applies concerning information acquired

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in the course of performing official duties or because of the employee's 
official relationship with the Department of Health and Human Services 
unless authorized by the Agency head pursuant to this part based on a 
determination by the Agency head, after consultation with the Office of 
the General Counsel, that compliance with the request would promote the 
objectives of the Department of Health and Human Services.
    (b) The Office of the General Counsel will request the assistance of 
the Department of Justice where necessary to represent the interests of 
the Department of Health and Human Services and its employees under this 
part.