The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) issued a Final Rule on February 16, 2024 (effective April 16, 2024) to...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on December 2, 2022 proposed a substantial revision of the regulations governing the confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder records. These changes could mean less...more
The CARES Act made significant changes to the law governing the confidentiality of substance use treatment records. When the President signed the CARES Act on March 27, 2020, most of the focus was on the appropriations of...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released proposed amendments to the regulations governing the Confidentiality of Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment Records. The amendments are intended to improve...more