[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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).