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42 CFR 2.62

§ 2.62 Order not applicable to records disclosed without consent to researchers, auditors, and evaluators.

United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective

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42 CFR 2.62, § 2.62 Order not applicable to records disclosed without consent to researchers, auditors, and evaluators, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/200360
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A court order under the regulations in this part may not authorize persons who meet the criteria specified in §§ 2.52(a)(1)(i) through (iii) and 2.53, who have received patient identifying information without consent for the purpose of conducting research, audit, or evaluation, to disclose that information or use it to conduct any criminal investigation or prosecution of a patient. However, a court order under § 2.66 may authorize use and disclosure of records to investigate or prosecute such persons who are holding the records.

Legislative history

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