An Overview for Health Care Providers The 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule aims to promote patient access to health information and increase system interoperability by establishing penalties for…
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
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.
This module is designed to introduce you to the federal privacy laws that protect substance use disorder and mental health information. This includes HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and FERPA.
Providers and administrators of substance use treatment services frequently receive court orders and other requests for patient information covered by the federal confidentiality protections for substance use disorder SUD) treatment…
This resource is intended to assist Part 2 programs in complying with the requirements of the Final Rule by describing in detail 3 key steps that programs can take to support implementation.
Fact sheet created by HHS summarizing the agency's proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule.