Reading Room Document
Whether Official Opinions of the General Counsel for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Construing HEW Regulations Have Binding Effect in a Prosecution for Violation of Those Regulations
Effect of Agency Interpretation of Regulations—Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/21271/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit