Part 2 - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records  


Subpart A - Introduction
§ 2.1 - Statutory authority for confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records.
§ 2.2 - Purpose and effect.
§ 2.3 - Civil and criminal penalties for violations.
§ 2.4 - Complaints of noncompliance.
§ 2.5 - Reports of violations.
Subpart B - General Provisions
§ 2.11 - Definitions.
§ 2.12 - Applicability.
§ 2.13 - Confidentiality restrictions and safeguards.
§ 2.14 - Minor patients.
§ 2.15 - Patients who lack capacity and deceased patients.
§ 2.16 - Security for records and notification of breaches.
§ 2.17 - Undercover agents and informants.
§ 2.18 - Restrictions on the use of identification cards.
§ 2.19 - Disposition of records by discontinued programs.
§ 2.20 - Relationship to State laws.
§ 2.21 - Relationship to Federal statutes protecting research subjects against compulsory disclosure of their identity.
§ 2.22 - Notice to patients of Federal confidentiality requirements.
§ 2.23 - xxx
§ 2.24 - Requirements for intermediaries.
§ 2.25 - Accounting of disclosures.
§ 2.26 - Right to request privacy protection for records.
Subpart C - Uses and Disclosures With Patient Consent
§ 2.31 - Consent requirements.
§ 2.32 - Notice and copy of consent to accompany disclosure.
§ 2.33 - Uses and disclosures permitted with written consent.
§ 2.34 - Uses and Disclosures to prevent multiple enrollments.
§ 2.35 - Disclosures to elements of the criminal justice system which have referred patients.
§ 2.36 - xxx
Subpart D - Uses and Disclosures Without Patient Consent
§ 2.51 - Medical emergencies.
§ 2.52 - Scientific research.
§ 2.53 - Management audits, financial audits, and program evaluation.
§ 2.54 - Disclosures for public health.
Subpart E - Court Orders Authorizing Use and Disclosure
§ 2.61 - Legal effect of order.
§ 2.62 - Order not applicable to records disclosed without consent to researchers, auditors, and evaluators.
§ 2.63 - Confidential communications.
§ 2.64 - Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing uses and disclosures for noncriminal purposes.
§ 2.65 - Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing use and disclosure of records to criminally investigate or prosecute patients.
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 2.68 - Report to the Secretary.