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…
School Based Professionals
As more schools offer on-site treatment and referrals to community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment services, it is important to understand applicable federal privacy laws (FERPA, HIPAA, and 42 CFR Part 2). The resources within this section are meant to clarify the interplay between these federal privacy laws and when they apply.
School Based Professionals resources
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).
Archived recording of March 2023 two-part virtual learning series facilitated by the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network and the CoE-PHI to assist mental health professionals working in schools in understanding how the federal health privacy laws apply to student mental health information
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.
Link to Code of Federal Regulations for FERPA, 34 CFR 99
Link to U.S.C Title 20 Family Educational and Privacy Rights law (FERPA).