§ 2.18 Restrictions on the use of identification cards.

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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 › § 2.18: § 2.18 Restrictions on the use of identification cards.

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No person may require any patient to carry in their immediate possession while away from the part 2 program premises any card or other object which would identify the patient as having a substance use disorder. This section does not prohibit a person from requiring patients to use or carry cards or other identification objects on the premises of a part 2 program.

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