45 CFR 171.103
§ 171.103 Information blocking.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- Citation
- 45 CFR 171.103, § 171.103 Information blocking, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/218168
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Full text
(a) Information blocking means a practice that except as required by law or covered by an exception set forth in subparts B, C, or D of this part, is likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information; and
(b) If conducted by:
(1) A health IT developer of certified health IT, health information network or health information exchange, such developer, network or exchange knows, or should know, that such practice is likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information; or
(2) A health care provider, such provider knows that such practice is unreasonable and is likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.