[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: 38CFR1.492]

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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.  1.492  Order not applicable to records disclosed without consent

to researchers, auditors and evaluators.

    A court order under Sec. Sec.  1.460 through 1.499 of this part may 
not authorize qualified personnel, who have received patient identifying 
information from VA without consent for the purpose of conducting 
research, audit or evaluation, to disclose that information or use it to 
conduct any criminal investigation or prosecution of a patient. However, 
a court order under Sec.  1.495 of this part may authorize disclosure 
and use of records to investigate or prosecute VA personnel.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7334)