§ 2.11 Definitions
§ 2.12 Applicability
§ 2.13 Confidentiality restrictions and safeguards
§ 2.14 Minor patients
§ 2.15 Incompetent and deceased patients
§ 2.16 Security for records
§ 2.17 Undercover agents and informants
§ 2.18 Restrictions on the use of identification cards
§ 2.19 Disposition of records by discontinued programs
§ 2.20 Relationship to state laws
§ 2.21 Relationship to federal statutes protecting research subjects against compulsory disclosure of their identity
§ 2.22 Notice to patients of federal confidentiality requirements
§ 2.23 Patient access and restrictions on use

Terms Used In CFR > Title 42 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 2 > Subpart B - General Provisions

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.