[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3, Parts 430 to end]
[Revised as of October 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR480.104]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                         CHAPTER IV--HEALTH CARE
                        FINANCING ADMINISTRATION,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                       HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 480--ACQUISITION, PROTECTION, AND DISCLOSURE OF PEER REVIEW INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organizations 
                                 (PROs)
 
Sec. 480.104  Procedures for disclosure by a PRO.

    (a) Notice to accompany disclosure.
    (1) Any disclosure of information under the authority of this 
subpart is subject to the requirements in Sec. 476.105 relating to the 
providing of a notice of the disclosure.
    (2) Disclosure of confidential information made under the authority 
of this subpart, except as provided in Sec. 476.106, must be accompanied 
by a written statement informing the recipient that the information may 
not

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be redisclosed except as provided under Sec. 476.107 that limits 
redisclosure.
    (b) PRO interpretations. A PRO may provide a statement of comment, 
analysis, or interpretation to guide the recipient in using information 
disclosed under this subpart.
    (c) Fees. A PRO may charge a fee to cover the cost of providing 
information authorized under this subpart. These fees may not exceed the 
amount necessary to recover the cost to the PRO for providing the 
information.
    (d) Format for disclosure of public information. A PRO is required 
to disclose public information (Sec. 476.120(a)(6)) only in the form in 
which it is acquired by the PRO or in the form in which it is maintained 
for PRO use.
    (e) Medicare provider number. A PRO must include the provider 
identification number assigned by the Medicare program on information 
that HCFA requests.