[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 399]
[Revised as of October 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR59.11]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 59--GRANTS FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart A--Project Grants for Family Planning Services
 
Sec. 59.11  Confidentiality.

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