(a) All information as to personal facts and circumstances obtained by the project staff about individuals receiving services must be held confidential and must not be disclosed without the individual's documented consent, except as may be necessary to provide services to the patient or as required by law, with appropriate safeguards for confidentiality. Otherwise, information may be disclosed only in summary, statistical, or other form which does not identify particular individuals. Reasonable efforts to collect charges without jeopardizing client confidentiality must be made. Recipient must inform the client of any potential for disclosure of their confidential health information to policyholders where the policyholder is someone other than the client.
(b) To the extent practical, Title X projects shall encourage family participation.
3 However, Title X projects may not require consent of parents or guardians for the provision of services to minors, nor can any Title X project staff notify a parent or guardian before or after a minor has requested and/or received Title X family planning services.
3 42 U.S.C. 300(a).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
14
cases (
3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case:
Deanda v. Becerra
Deanda v. Becerra (2024)
ca5 · cites it 15×
“Its final judgment partially vacated a regulation, 42 C.F.R. § 59.10 (b), which forbids Title X grantees from notifying parents or obtaining their consent.”
Rust v. Sullivan (1991)
scotus · cites it 2×
“42 CFR § 59.10 (a) (1990). Thus, in addition to their impermissible focus upon the viewpoint of regulated speech, the provisions intrude upon a wide range of communicative conduct, including the very words spoken to a woman by her physician.”
Legal Aid Soc. of Hawaii v. Legal Services Corp. (1997)
hid · cites it 2×
“For instance, in regulation, 42 C.F.R. § 59.10 , entitled “Prohibition on activities that encourage, promote or advocate abortion,” the HHS provides a few examples of what is allowed under the regulations.”
Com. of Mass. v. Bowen (1988)
mad · cites it 3×
“42 C.F.R. § 59.10 (a) (1988). Prohibited activities include: a.”
Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Bowen (1988)
cod · cites it 2×
“” 42 C.F.R. § 59.10 (a). In other words, the regulations effectively prevent many women from obtaining any information about abortion, and therefore violate a woman’s First Amendment right to receive information about abortion.”
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1990)
ca1
“42 C.F.R. § 59.10 . *57 II. PROCEEDINGS BELOW Appellees, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) and the American Public Health Association filed suit for declaratory and injunctive relief in federal district…”
Legal Aid Soc. of Hawaii v. Legal Services Corp. (1997)
hid
“See 42 C.F.R. § 59.10 (b)(5). Under the instant regulations, however, an organization could not engage in any restricted activities regardless if “the facilities and funds of the project” were kept separate unless the various projects were separate legal entities.”
Gay Men's Health Crisis v. Sullivan (1989)
nysd
“at 1265 (quoting 42 C.F.R. § 59.10 (a)). In New York v. Bowen, physician and organizational plaintiffs were providers and/or supervisors of abortion and family planning services and recipients of Title X grant funds; they sued on behalf of themselves and their staffs and…”
Deanda v. Becerra (2024)
ca5 · cites it 15×
“Its final judgment partially vacated a regulation, 42 C.F.R. § 59.10 (b), which forbids Title X grantees from notifying parents or obtaining their consent.”
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