5 CFR § 9801.204 - Special procedures: Medical records.

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title: "5 CFR § 9801.204 - Special procedures: Medical records."
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title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "9801.204"
section_name: "Special procedures: Medical records."
chapter_name: "COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY"
part_number: "9801"
part_name: "PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS"
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authority: "Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app.; 5 U.S.C. 301, 552a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Sec. 15010, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281."
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# 9801.204 Special procedures: Medical records.

In the event CIGIE receives a request pursuant to § 9801.201 for access to medical records (including psychological records) whose disclosure CIGIE determines would be harmful to the individual to whom they relate, it may refuse to disclose the records directly to the requester but shall transmit them to a physician designated by the requester.