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<<< Back to Interactive Information on State Plan Standards and Policies/Directives Printing Instructions   Federal Program Change Summary Report OSHA Access to Employee Medical Records Federal Directive Number: CPL 02-02-072     Date of Directive August 22, 2007 This directive provides guidance to OSHA personnel concerning application of the rules of agency practice and procedure set forth at 29 CFR 1913.10 when accessing personally identifiable employee medical records. Guidance is also provided concerning Assistant Secretary authorization to conduct limited review of specific employee medical information when OSHA standards require such information and there is a need to gain access for the purpose of determining compliance. State Plans must have regulations equivalent to 29 CFR 1910.1020 (Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records) and 29 CFR 1913.10 (Rules of Agency Practice and Procedures for OSHA Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records) as well as appropriate implementing procedures.   Equivalency Required Intention Required     State Intent to Adopt Adopt Identical Date Adopted   URL or Contact AK No NA NA NA AZ Yes Yes 11/26/2007 NA CA Yes No 2/22/2008 Steve Smith (916) 574-2996 Bob Nakamura (916) 286-7005 CT* Yes Yes Revised Pending NA HI Yes Yes 12/19/2007 NA IA No NA NA IOSH Administrator Phone: (515) 281-3469 IN Yes Yes 11/01/2007 NA KY No NA NA NA MD Yes No 10/15/2007 William Grabau, Special Projects Phone: (410) 767-2209 MI Yes Yes 11/07/2007 NA MN No NA NA NA NC Yes No 05/01/2008 NCDOL Compliance Directives NJ* Yes Yes 11/09/2007 NA NM Yes Yes 11/09/2007 NA NV Yes Yes 11/01/2007 NA NY* No NA NA NA OR Yes No 04/30/2008 Marlyn Schuster Phone:(503) 378-3272 PR Yes Yes 10/24/2007 NA SC No NA NA NA TN Yes Yes 10/15/2007 NA UT No NA NA NA VA Yes Yes Revisions Pending John Crisanti, VOSH Planning and Evaluation Manager Phone: (804) 786-4300 VI* Yes Yes 10/04/2007 NA VT Yes Yes 01/01/2008 NA WA No NA NA NA WY Yes Yes 11/09/2007 NA Total 18 14     * Plan covers State and local government employees only. [Last updated: June 24, 2008]

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