Mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers may be asked to share patient information with law enforcement and courts. The resources in this section are meant to clarify how providers can respond to federal, state, and local law enforcement inquiries in compliance with federal privacy laws.
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…
Archived recording of May 2023 webinar facilitated by the CoE-PHI to explain how the federal health privacy regulations apply to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in correctional entities, especially jails, prisons, and detention centers. This webinar includes common scenarios in which patient information may or may not be shareable, and assists learners in determining the proper course of action for each scenario.
The federal law and regulations for SUD treatment records (“Part 2”) protect the privacy and security of records created by certain federally assisted programs for SUD
treatment. This resource provides information about how Part 2 applies to information that may be shared with PDMPs.