§ 2.17 Undercover agents and informants.
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Title 42 CFR: Public Health › Chapter I: PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 2: CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PATIENT RECORDS › Subpart B: General Provisions › § 2.17: § 2.17 Undercover agents and informants.
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(a)
Restrictions on placement.
Except as specifically authorized by a court order granted under § 2.67, no part 2 program may knowingly employ, or enroll as a patient, any undercover agent or informant.
(b)
Restriction on use and disclosure of information.
No information obtained by an undercover agent or informant, whether or not that undercover agent or informant is placed in a part 2 program pursuant to an authorizing court order, may be used or disclosed to criminally investigate or prosecute any patient.
[82 FR 6115, Jan. 18, 2017, as amended at 89 FR 12622, Feb. 16, 2024]
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