The Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information helps providers, patients, and families navigate protected health information (PHI) laws to support patient privacy.
On February 8, 2024, HHS, through SAMHSA and OCR, announced final rule changes to 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”), the federal law that protects the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. Read more.
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On February 8, 2024, HHS, through SAMHSA and OCR, announced final rule changes to 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”), the federal law that protects the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. This HHS Fact Sheet provides further information about the final rule changes.
In 2024, HHS amended 42 CFR Part 2 to improve alignment with HIPAA. One of these changes involves new protections for “substance use disorder (SUD) counseling notes.” This resource explains these new protections in detail.
This CoE-PHI video, featuring the perspectives of individuals with lived experience, is meant to illustrate for mental health and substance use treatment providers why confidentiality is so important to their patients’ treatment process.
Special thanks to the individuals who bravely shared their stories with us.
During this webinar, we outlined recent changes to Part 2, the federal law that protects the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records, and applied learning to common scenarios through interactive case studies. During the webinar, considerations for next steps regarding implementation of recent changes to the law were also discussed.
Slide deck from July 2024 presentation to NASADAD membership, during which the CoE-PHI outlined recent changes to Part 2, the federal law that protects the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records, and applied learning to common scenarios through interactive case studies. Considerations for next steps for state and municipal agency leaders regarding implementation of recent changes to Part 2 were also highlighted and discussed.
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