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 102 STAT. 504

Research and development.

PUBLIC L A W 100-322—MAY 20, 1988

"(a) Regulations prescribed by the Administrator under section 4131 of this title, section 4132 of this title with respect to the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse medical records, and section 4133 of this title with respect to alcohol or drug abusers shall, to the maximum extent feasible consistent with other provisions of this title, make applicable the regulations described in subsection (b) of this section to the conduct of research and to the provision of hospital care, nursing home care, domiciliary care, and medical services under this title. "(b) The regulations referred to in subsection (a) of this section are— "(1) regulations governing human experimentation and informed consent prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, based on the recommendations of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, established by section 201 of the National Research Act (Public Law 93-348; 88 Stat. 348); and "(2) regulations governing (A) the confidentiality of drug and alcohol abuse medical records, and (B) the admission of drug and alcohol abusers to private and public hospitals, prescribed pursuant to the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4551 et seq.) and the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (21 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). "(c) Regulations prescribed by the Administrator under sections 4131, 4132, and 4133 of this title may contain such definitions, and may provide for such safeguards and procedures (including procedures and criteria for the issuance and scope of court orders under section 4132(b)(2)(C) of this title), as are necessary to prevent circumvention or evasion of such regulations or to facilitate compliance with such regulations. "(d) In prescribing and implementing such regulations, the Administrator shall, from time to time, consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and, as appropriate, with the President (or the delegate of the President) in order to achieve the maximum possible coordination of the regulations, and the implementation of the regulations, which they and the Administrator prescribe.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The items relating to sections 4133 and 4134 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 of such title are amended to read as follows: "4133. Nondiscrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus. "4134. Regulations.".
 * '§ 4134. Regulations

38 USC 210 note.

SEC. 123. INFORMATION AND TRAINING CONCERNING AIDS PREVENTION. (a) INFORMATION PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall establish

and carry out an information program relating to the acquired immune deficiency S3nidrome (hereineifter in this section referred to as "AIDS"). The information program shall be for employees and consultants of the Veterans' Administration, for other persons providing services in Veterans' Administration facilities to beneficiaries of programs administered by the Veterans' Administration, and for such beneficiaries.

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