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Code of Federal Regulations Title 42. Public Health § 42.480.106 Exceptions to QIO notice requirements

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Imminent danger to individuals or public health. When the QIO determines that requested information is necessary to protect against an imminent danger to individuals or the public health, the notification required in § 480.105 may be sent simultaneously with the disclosure.

(b) Fraud or Abuse. The notification requirement in § 480.105 does not apply if—

(1) The disclosure is made in an investigation of fraud or abuse by the Office of the Inspector General or the General Accounting Office;  or

(2) The disclosure is made in an investigation of fraud or abuse by any other Federal or State fraud or abuse agency and the investigative agency specifies in writing that the information is related to a potentially prosecutable criminal offense.

(c) Other. The notification requirements in § 480.105(a) and (b)(2) do not apply if:

(1) The institution or practitioner has requested, in writing, that the QIO make the disclosure;

(2) The institution or practitioner has provided, in writing, consent for the disclosure;  or

(3) The information is public information as defined in § 480.101(b) and specified under § 480.120.

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