42 CFR Part 2

First responders often gain access to sensitive information about people’s substance use disorders (SUD) and treatment. Protecting the privacy of this information is key to these individuals’ recovery. It also is required by law. This resource explains the limited circumstances under which two federal privacy laws apply to SUD information obtained by first responders. It also describes how these laws permit first responders to share protected information.

eLearning Module from the CoE-PHI designed to help substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers and other providers determine whether records related to their Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) services are protected by the federal confidentiality law and regulations for SUD treatment records, 42 USC § 290dd-2 and 42 CFR Part 2.

This module focuses on privacy protections under 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) and how to share protected health information (PHI) in compliance with Part 2. It is designed to help professionals who provide or administer Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services understand how PHI can be shared within one’s own organization, and when communicating with clients and individuals outside their organizations.

Resource created by the CoE-PHI to assist SUD treatment providers in determining whether they have received a Part 2 compliant court order.

Resource created by the CoE-PHI that describes key privacy considerations for minor students’ SUD treatment records when receiving services from a school-based program covered by Part 2.

Video developed for SUD personnel within a general medical facility (program type 3)describes when they must follow 42 CFR Part 2.