42 CFR § 2.54 - Disclosures for public health.

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title: "42 CFR § 2.54 - Disclosures for public health."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "2.54"
section_name: "Disclosures for public health."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PATIENT RECORDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 290dd-2; 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2 note."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 6115, Jan. 18, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2.54 Disclosures for public health.

A part 2 program may disclose records for public health purposes without patient consent so long as:

(a) The disclosure is made to a public health authority as defined in this part; and

(b) The content of the information from the record disclosed has been de-identified in accordance with the requirements of 45 CFR 164.514(b) such that there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify a patient.

[89 FR 12629, Feb. 16, 2024]