[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR401.20]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 401_PRIVACY AND DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION--Table 
of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 401.20  Scope.

    (a) Privacy. Sections 401.30 through 401.95, which set out SSA's 
rules for implementing the Privacy Act, apply to all agency records 
accessed by an individual's name or personal identifier subject to the 
Privacy Act.
    (b) Disclosure--(1) Program records. Regulations that apply to the 
disclosure of information about an individual contained in SSA's program 
records are set out in Sec. Sec. 401.100 through 401.200 of this part. 
These regulations also apply to the disclosure of other Federal program 
information which SSA maintains. That information includes:
    (i) Health insurance records which SSA maintains for the Health Care 
Financing Administration's (HCFA) programs under title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act. We will disclose these records to HCFA. HCFA may 
redisclose these records under the regulations applying to records in 
HCFA's custody;
    (ii) Black lung benefit records which SSA maintains for the 
administration of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act; (However, 
this information is not covered by section 1106 of the Social Security 
Act.) and
    (iii) Records kept by consultants. Information retained by a 
medical, psychological or vocational professional concerning an 
examination performed under contract in the social security program 
shall not be disclosed except as permitted by this part.
    (2) Nonprogram records. Section 401.110 sets out rules applicable to 
the disclosure of nonprogram records, e.g., SSA's administrative and 
personnel records.

[62 FR 4143, Jan. 29, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 16812, Mar. 30, 2000]