42 CFR § 37.80 - Availability of records for radiographs.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s37.80"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 37.80 - Availability of records for radiographs."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "37.80"
section_name: "Availability of records for radiographs."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL CARE AND EXAMINATIONS"
part_number: "37"
part_name: "SPECIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF COAL MINERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 203, 83 Stat. 763; 30 U.S.C. 843, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 33715, Aug. 1, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "37"
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# 37.80 Availability of records for radiographs.
(a) Medical information and radiographs on miners will be released by NIOSH only with the written consent from the miner, or if the miner is deceased, written consent from the miner's widow or widower, next of kin, or legal representative.
(b) To the extent authorized, original film radiographs will be made available for examination only at the NIOSH facility in Morgantown, WV.
[81 FR 73286, Oct. 24, 2016]