---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 47.83"
title: "30"
number: "47.83"
heading: "Disclosure in a medical emergency."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/47.83"
---

# §47.83. Disclosure in a medical emergency.

- (a) Upon request and regardless of the existence of a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement, the operator must immediately disclose the identity of a trade secret chemical to the treating health professional when that person determines that—
  - (1) A medical emergency exists, and
  - (2) **The identity of the hazardous chemical is necessary for emergency or first-aid treatment.**
- (b) The operator may require a written statement of need and confidentiality agreement in accordance with the provisions of [§ 47.84](/cfr/30/47.84.md) and [§ 47.85](/cfr/30/47.85.md) as soon as circumstances permit.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 825.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 42383, June 21, 2002, unless otherwise noted.