Legal Affairs / FOIA

Statutes and Legislative History

Code of Federal Regulations

The most current edition of the CSB’s rules in the Code of Federal Regulations can be accessed at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2018-title40-vol37/pdf/CFR-2018-title40-vol37-chapVI.pdf

Regulations

Reporting Rule Documents and Data

CSB's Accidental Release Reporting Rule Guidance - published August 2022
- Quarterly Data Release - July 2022

CSB Reactives Study Survey

HIPAA (Health Information Privacy)

The CSB is a "Public Health Authority" for purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). See 45 C.F.R. § 164.501. Therefore, a HIPAA-covered entity may disclose protected health information to the CSB without individual authorization, as provided in 45 C.F.R. § 164.512(b). See also Letter from the Department of Health and Human Services confirming CSB status under HIPAA.

Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

CSB's Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

FOIA Reading Room

Where to send your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request after September 30, 2023

The CSB is currently transitioning from the FOIAonline platform to the FOIAXpress platform for processing its FOIA requests. Public access to FOIAonline ends after September 30, 2023. Until the CSB fully transitions to FOIAXpress, the public may submit requests to [email protected]. The CSB will inform the public when FOIAXpress will be accessible to CSB FOIA requestors. At that time, the CSB will place a link to FOIAXpress on its website and update the link on www.foia.gov.

For more information on FOIAOnline sunsetting, please visit FOIAOnline Decommissioning FAQ’s website or the Office of Government Information Services FOIA Ombuds Observer, No. 2023-01.

If you have any questions about this notice, please send them to [email protected].

Other Documents

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