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Confidentiality
Federal law and regulations (42 CFR Part 2) protects the disclosure
of information contained in this program's client records unless
it is expressly permitted by written consent from the client. Generally,
the program may not say to a person outside the program that a client
as an alcohol or drug abuser unless:
1. The client consents in writing;
2. The disclosure is allowed by a court order;
3. The disclosure is made to medical personnel in a medical
emergency or to qualified personnel for research, audit or program
evaluation.
Violation of the Federal law and regulations by a program is a crime.
Suspected violations may be reported to appropriate authorities
in accordance with Federal regulations.
Federal law and regulations DO NOT protect any information about
a crime committed by a client either at the program or against any
person who works for the program or about any threat to commit such
a crime.
Federal law and regulations DO NOT protect any information about
suspected child abuse or neglect from being reported under State
law to appropriate State or local authorities.
In the United States, the authority to require notification of cases
of disease resides in the respective state legislatures. In the
State of Alabama, this means that people who test positive for communicable
diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and HTV
must be reported confidentially to the State Health Department.
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