Title 42, Part 2 — Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
38 sections
Section 2.1
Statutory authority for confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records.
Section 2.2
Purpose and effect.
Section 2.3
Civil and criminal penalties for violations.
Section 2.4
Complaints of noncompliance.
Section 2.11
Definitions.
Section 2.12
Applicability.
Section 2.13
Confidentiality restrictions and safeguards.
Section 2.14
Minor patients.
Section 2.15
Patients who lack capacity and deceased patients.
Section 2.16
Security for records and notification of breaches.
Section 2.17
Undercover agents and informants.
Section 2.18
Restrictions on the use of identification cards.
Section 2.19
Disposition of records by discontinued programs.
Section 2.20
Relationship to state laws.
Section 2.21
Relationship to federal statutes protecting research subjects against compulsory disclosure of their identity.
Section 2.22
Notice to patients of Federal confidentiality requirements.
Section 2.23
Patient access and restrictions on use and disclosure.
Section 2.24
Requirements for intermediaries.
Section 2.25
Accounting of disclosures.
Section 2.26
Right to request privacy protection for records.
Section 2.31
Consent requirements.
Section 2.32
Notice and copy of consent to accompany disclosure.
Section 2.33
Uses and disclosures permitted with written consent.
Section 2.34
Uses and Disclosures to prevent multiple enrollments.
Section 2.35
Disclosures to elements of the criminal justice system which have referred patients.
Section 2.36
Disclosures to prescription drug monitoring programs.
Section 2.51
Medical emergencies.
Section 2.52
Scientific research.
Section 2.53
Management audits, financial audits, and program evaluation.
Section 2.54
Disclosures for public health.
Section 2.61
Legal effect of order.
Section 2.62
Order not applicable to records disclosed without consent to researchers, auditors, and evaluators.
Section 2.63
Confidential communications.
Section 2.64
Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing uses and disclosures for noncriminal purposes.
Section 2.65
Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing use and disclosure of records to criminally investigate or prosecute patients.
Section 2.66
Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing use and disclosure of records to investigate or prosecute a part 2 program or the person holding the records.
Section 2.67
Orders authorizing the use of undercover agents and informants to investigate employees or agents of a part 2 program in connection with a criminal matter.
Section 2.68
Report to the Secretary.