[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR1.486]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 1_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1.486  Disclosure of information related to infection with 

the human immunodeficiency virus to public health authorities.

    (a) In the case of any record which is maintained in connection with 
the performance of any program or activity relating to infection with 
the HIV, information may be disclosed to a Federal, State, or local 
public health authority, charged under Federal or State law with the 
protection of the public health, and to which Federal or State law 
requires disclosure of such record, if a qualified representative of 
such authority has made a written request that such record be provided 
as required pursuant to such law for a purpose authorized by such law. 
In the case of a State law, such law must, in order for VA to be able to 
release patient name and address information in accordance with 38 
U.S.C. 5701(f)(2), provide for a penalty or fine or other sanction to be 
assessed against those individuals who are subject to the jurisdiction 
of the public health authority but fail to comply with the reporting 
requirements.
    (b) A person to whom a record is disclosed under this section may 
not redisclose or use such record for a purpose other than that for 
which the disclosure was made.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7332(b)(2)(C))