42 CFR § 55a.104 - What confidentiality requirements must be met?

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title: "42 CFR § 55a.104 - What confidentiality requirements must be met?"
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "55a.104"
section_name: "What confidentiality requirements must be met?"
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "GRANTS"
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part_name: "PROGRAM GRANTS FOR BLACK LUNG CLINICS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 427(a), Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 92 Stat. 100 (30 U.S.C. 937(a))."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 7913, Feb. 27, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 55a.104 What confidentiality requirements must be met?

All information as to personal facts and circumstances obtained by the grantee's staff about recipients of services shall be held confidential and shall not be disclosed without the individual's consent except as may be required by law or as may be necessary to provide service to the individual or to provide for audits with appropriate safeguards for confidentiality of patient records. Otherwise, information may be disclosed only in summary, statistical, or other form which does not identify particular individuals.