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…
Laws and regulations
Three major federal laws and their regulations protect the privacy of mental health and substance use disorder treatment records: HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and FERPA. Find all three laws and regulations compiled here in one convenient location. Other federal and state laws may also apply.
Laws and regulations resources
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…
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.