Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 42 - Public Health |
Chapter I—Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services |
SubChapter A—General Provisions |
Part 2 - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records |
Subpart C - Uses and Disclosures With Patient Consent |
§ 2.32 - Notice and copy of consent to accompany disclosure.
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§ 2.32 Prohibition on re-disclosure.
(a) Notice to accompany disclosure.Notice and copy of consent to accompany disclosure.
(a) Each disclosure made with the patient's written consent must be accompanied by one of the following written statements (i.e., paragraph (a)(1) or (2) of this section):
(1) Statement 1.
This record which has been disclosed to you is protected by
federalFederal confidentiality rules (42 CFR part 2).
The federalThese rules prohibit you from
making any furtherusing or disclosing this record, or testimony that describes the information contained in this record, in any civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceedings by any Federal, State, or local authority, against the patient, unless authorized by the consent of the patient, except as provided at 42 CFR 2.12(c)(5) or as authorized by a court in accordance with 42 CFR 2.64 or 2.65. In addition, the Federal rules prohibit you from making any other use or disclosure of this record unless
furtherat least one of the following applies:
, is(i) Further use or disclosure is expressly permitted by the written consent of the individual whose information is being disclosed in this record or
as otherwise permitted by 42 CFR part 2.
(ii) You are a covered entity or business associate and have received the record for treatment, payment, or health care operations, or
for this purpose (see §(iii) You have received the record from a covered entity or business associate as permitted by 45 CFR part 164, subparts A and E.
A general authorization for the release of medical or other information is NOT sufficient
The federal rules restrict any use of the information to investigate or prosecute with regard to a crime any patient with a substance use disorder, except as provided at §§ 2.12(c)(5) and 2.65; orto meet the required elements of written consent to further use or redisclose the record (see 42 CFR 2.31).
(2) (2) Statement 2. “42 CFR part 2 prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of these records.”
[83 FR 251, Jan. 3, 2018, as amended at 85 FR 43037, July 15, 2020(b) [Reserved]
Each disclosure made with the patient's written consent must be accompanied by a copy of the consent or a clear explanation of the scope of the consent provided.
[89 FR 12626, Feb. 16, 2024]