[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: 45CFR61.14]

[Page 144]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 61--HEALTHCARE INTEGRITY AND PROTECTION DATA BANK FOR FINAL ADVERSE INFORMATION ON HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS AND PRACTITIONERS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart C--Disclosure of Information by the Healthcare Integrity and 
                          Protection Data Bank
 
Sec. 61.14  Confidentiality of Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank information.

    Information reported to the HIPDB is considered confidential and 
will not be disclosed outside the Department, except as specified in 
Secs. 61.12 and 61.15. Persons and entities receiving information from 
the HIPDB, either directly or from another party, must use it solely 
with respect to the purpose for which it was provided. Nothing in this 
section will prevent the disclosure of information by a party from its 
own files used to create such reports where disclosure is otherwise 
authorized under applicable State or Federal law.