# Rules of Agency Practice and Procedure Concerning Occupational Safety and Health Administration Access to Employee Medical Records
> **Occupational Safety and Health Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2020-07-30 · Effective 2020-07-30 · 85 FR 45780
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-15562
- **Category:** osha-workplace-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 45780
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 1913
- **Publication date:** 2020-07-30
- **Effective date:** 2020-07-30
- **DOL docket:** Docket No. OSHA-2020-0005
## Abstract

OSHA is issuing a final rule to amend the regulation addressing the rules of agency practice and procedure concerning OSHA access to employee medical records. The final rule transfers the approval of written medical access orders (MAO) from the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) to the OSHA Medical Records Officer (MRO) and makes the MRO responsible for making determinations regarding inter- agency transfer and public disclosure of personally identifiable medical information in OSHA's possession.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/30/2020-15562/rules-of-agency-practice-and-procedure-concerning-occupational-safety-and-health-administration)
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