20 CFR § 401.195 - Situations not specified in this part.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s401.195"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 401.195 - Situations not specified in this part."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "401.195"
section_name: "Situations not specified in this part."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "PRIVACY AND DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 205, 702(a)(5), 1106, and 1141 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405, 902(a)(5), 1306, and 1320b-11); 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1360; 26 U.S.C. 6103; 30 U.S.C. 923."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 4143, Jan. 29, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "401"
---


# 401.195 Situations not specified in this part.

If no other provision in this part specifically allows SSA to disclose information, the Commissioner or designee may disclose this information if not prohibited by Federal law. For example, the Commissioner or designee may disclose information necessary to respond to life threatening situations.