Rules of agency practice and procedure concerning OSHA access to employee medical records. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor (OSHA). Final rule.
These rules of agency practice and procedure, promulgated today as a new 29 CFR 1913.10, govern OSHA access to personally identifiable employee medical information contained in medical records. The rules are structured to protect the substantial personal privacy interests inherent in identifiable medical records, while also permit OSHA to make beneficial use of these records for proper occupational safety and health purposes. The rules regulate the manner in which OSHA will seek access to employee medical records, and how the medical information will be protected once in the agency's possession.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006077:Government Agencies; D007221:Industry; D008499:Medical Records; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011996:Records; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States