Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§300ff–85 Privacy Protections
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM › Part E — General Provisions › § 300ff–85
Summary
The Secretary must make sure that any information given to or collected by the Secretary under this part does not include any personally identifiable information. “Personally identifiable information” means what the HIPAA regulations under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 say it means.
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Title 42, §300ff–85
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(a)In general
The Secretary shall ensure that any information submitted to, or collected by, the Secretary under this subchapter excludes any personally identifiable information.
(b)Definition
In this section, the term “personally identifiable information” has the meaning given such term under the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 264(c) of Pub. L. 104–191, which is set out as a note under section 1320d–2 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 300ff–85, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2685, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, § 411(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 626, related to notification of emergency response employees, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 109–415.
Amendments
2009—Pub. L. 111–87 repealed Pub. L. 109–415, § 703, and revived the provisions of this section as in effect on Sept. 30, 2009. See 2006 Amendment note and
Effective Date
of 2009 Amendment; Revival of Section note below. 2006—Pub. L. 109–415, § 703, which directed repeal of this section effective Oct. 1, 2009, was itself repealed by Pub. L. 111–87, § 2(a)(1), effective Sept. 30, 2009.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2009 Amendment; Revival of SectionFor provisions that repeal by section 2(a)(1) of Pub. L. 111–87 of section 703 of Pub. L. 109–415 be effective Sept. 30, 2009, and that the provisions of this section as in effect on Sept. 30, 2009, be revived, see section 2(a)(2), (3)(A) of Pub. L. 111–87, set out as a note under section 300ff–11 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 300ff–85
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110