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PUBLIC LAW 93-282-MAY 14, 1974
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TITLE III — T E C H N I C A L AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS SEC. 301. Section 5108(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (10)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; (2) by redesignating the paragraph (10) relating to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration as paragraph (11) and by striking out the period at the end of that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the paragraph (10) relating to the Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court as paragraph (12) and by striking out "and" at the end of that paragraph; (4) by redesignating the paragraph (11) relating to the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as paragraph (13) and by striking out the period at the end of that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (5) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(14) the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, subject to the standards and procedures prescribed by this chapter, may place a total of eleven positions in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in GS-16, 17, and 18.". SEC. 302. Section 247 of the Community Mental Health Centers Act (42 U.S.C. 2688J-2) is repealed. SEC. 303. (a) Section 408 of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (21 U.S.C. 1175) is amended to read as follows: "§ 408. Confidentiality of patient records " (a) Records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient which are maintained in connection with the performance of any drug abuse prevention function conducted, regulated, or directly or indirectly assisted by any department or agency of the United States shall, except as provided in subsection (e), be confidential and be disclosed only for the purposes and under the circumstances expressly authorized under subsection (b) of this section. " (b)(1) The content of any record referred to in subsection (a) may be disclosed in accordance with the prior written consent of the patient with respect to whom such record is maintained, but only to such extent, under such circumstances, and for such purposes as may be allowed under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (g). "(2) Whether or not the patient, with respect to whom any given record referred to in subsection (a) of this section is maintained, gives his written consent, the content of such record may be disclosed as follows: " (A) To medical personnel to the extent necessary to meet a bona fide medical emergency. " (B) To qualified personnel for the purpose of conducting scientific research, management audits, financial audits, or program evaluation, but such personnel may not identify, directly or indirectly, any individual patient in any report of such research, audit, or evaluation, or otherwise disclose patient identities in any maniier. " (C) If authorized by an appropriate order of a court of competent jurisdiction granted after application showing good cause therefor. I n assessing good cause the court shall weigh the public interest and the need for disclosure against the injury to the patient, to the physician-patient relationship, and to the treatment services. Upon the granting of such order, the court, in deter-
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