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c. This authority for disclosure from a patient's record does not extend to situations where the President or a Member of Congress is acting as an intermediary fora third party (such as the patient's parents or spouse. However, most correspondence concerning Army personnel that is addressed to the President is forwarded to the Army for direct reply to the inquirer. Such correspondence addressed to the President maybe treated as inquiries directed initially to the Army.
d. The limitation in paragraph 10–23
c, should not be interpreted as a restriction on complete and accurate responses to inquiries on behalf
of third parties concerning (1) The nature and extent of the drug
and alcohol problem in a unit,
installation, or command.
(2)
A description of the SUDCC,
program facilities,
techniques, or the like.
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