40 CFR 16.8

§ 16.8 Special procedures: Medical Records.

United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective

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Citation: 40 CFR 16.8, § 16.8 Special procedures: Medical Records, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/168136
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Should EPA receive a request for access to medical records (including psychological records) disclosure of which the system manager decides would be harmful to the individual to whom they relate, EPA may refuse to disclose the records directly to the individual and instead offer to transmit them to a physician designated by the individual.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.