The resources within this section are provided to promote awareness and strengthen knowledge and skills for professionals who are seeking to understand and apply federal health privacy laws and regulations on the job, and for individuals and families to understand what their privacy rights are when accessing treatment for substance use and mental health conditions.
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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.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has announced proposed changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records under 42 CFR part 2 (“Part 2”). This HHS Fact Sheet describes the proposed changes.
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This resource reviews important information that program administrators and providers should know when they share patient information protected by 42 CFR Part 2, the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records.
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.
Archived recording of a national webinar during which the CoE-PHI team outlined the 2024 Final Rule changes to 42 CFR Part 2, applied learning to common scenarios through interactive case studies and discussed next steps regarding implementation of recent changes to the law.
HIPAA and FERPA for School Based Professionals It's crucial that school-based professionals have the information and skills they need to understand and apply federal health privacy laws in practice. By…
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.
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.
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.
This resource explains what information each law protects, when information can be disclosed, how the laws are similar and different, and how they interact with state privacy laws. It was developed by the School Based Health Alliance in partnership with the National Center for Youth Law to provide guidance to school-based health centers about navigating federal privacy laws that apply to both education and healthcare entities (HIPAA and FERPA).