---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 2.54"
title: "42"
number: "2.54"
heading: "Disclosures for public health."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/2.54"
---

# §2.54. Disclosures for public health.


A [part 2](/cfr/42/part2.md) program may disclose records for public health purposes without patient consent so long as:

- (a) The disclosure is made to a public health authority as defined in this part; and
- (b) The content of the information from the record disclosed has been de-identified in accordance with the requirements of [45 CFR 164.514(b)](/cfr/45/164.514.md?p=b) such that there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify a patient.

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 12629, Feb. 16, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2; 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2 note.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 6115, Jan. 18, 2017, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 12629, Feb. 16, 2024]