{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-2.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 2.1","heading":"Statutory authority for confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records.","body":"Title 42, United States Code, section 290dd-2(g) authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of section 290dd-2. Such regulations may contain such definitions, and may provide for such safeguards and procedures, including procedures and criteria for the issuance and scope of orders under subsection 290dd-2(b)(2)(C), as in the judgment of the Secretary are necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of section 290dd-2, to prevent circumvention or evasion thereof, or to facilitate compliance therewith.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART 2—CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PATIENT RECORDS","Subpart A—Introduction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"46fdf2888734e13cbd528f1db984308fde0e4140543e9f9c580532f782c252a9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-304-9.7","next":"us/42-cfr-2.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}