1218-AC95 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Rules of Agency Practice and Procedure Concerning OSHA Access to Employee Medical Records

OSHA’s regulation at 29 CFR 1913.10 includes internal procedures to be followed by OSHA personnel when obtaining and using personally-identifiable employee medical information. After careful review, OSHA has identified several provisions in need of revision. The Agency plans to amend the regulation to improve its efficiency in implementing these internal procedures. To improve efficiency, OSHA is considering placing responsibility and management of the program to OSHA’s Chief Medical Officer (e.g., namely authority to sign Medical Access Orders) and to remove requirements for redacting records since this is duplicative of current privacy requirements that are already strictly enforced.

]]> Info./Admin./Other Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Fully or Partially Exempt 29 CFR 1913.10 29 U.S.C. 657, sec. 8, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 No Final Rule 12/00/2018 No No None No No No Amanda Edens Director, Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 202 693-2300 202 693-1644 edens.mandy@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3653, Washington DC 20210