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New Rules Relating to Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records

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On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records (the Final Rule) codified at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2)....more

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Sharing of Addiction Treatment Records Gets Biden HHS Overhaul

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After a nearly two-year delay, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office for Civil Rights, promulgated a Final Rule...more

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Changes to the Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulation: Implications for Stakeholders

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule intended to implement a 2020 modification to the federal substance use disorder (SUD) privacy statute. The final rule more closely aligns the...more

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HHS Finalizes Updates to “Part 2” Regulations to Align Disclosure Rules with HIPAA and Promote More Coordinated Substance Use...

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule (Final Rule) updating federal “Part 2” regulations to more closely align the requirements applicable to substance use disorder...more

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HHS Further Amends 42 CFR Part 2, Easing Some, But Not All, Burdens on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a final rule further amending 42 CFR Part 2 regulations (Part 2) to allow greater sharing of patient records related to substance use disorder (SUD)...more

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February 2, 2020 is Here: Are Your Agreements Compliant With the Part 2 Rule?

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The Situation: The two-year grace period for updating agreements of "lawful holders" (i.e., recipients named on patient consent forms obtained pursuant to the Part 2 Rule) with contractors, subcontractors, and legal...more

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CMS Continues to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

Last month, we highlighted a few of the changes CMS proposes in Parts I and II of the Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter. Here, we take a look at CMS’s next steps to combat opioid misuse. CMS says it best in its Fact...more

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CMS Continues to Focus Medicare Plans on Preventing Opioid Abuse

As we highlighted earlier this month, CMS released both the Contract Year 2019 Final Rules for Medicare Advantage and Part D (Final Rules) and the 2019 Call Letter. These documents are not typically released at the same time,...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Opioid Epidemic: Recent HIPAA Guidance – What Does It Mean?

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In the second episode of our series on the national opioid crisis, Gina Bertolini discusses the overlay of recent guidance concerning privacy laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and...more

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SAMHSA Amends 42 CFR Part 2, Seeking to Better Align the Regulation with Today’s Health Care Delivery System

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In another step towards modernizing the privacy rule designed to protect patient substance abuse records, the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”)...more

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SAMHSA Final Rule Expands Permitted Disclosures of Substance Use Disorder Information to Subcontractors

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a final rule (Rule) updating the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records, 42 CFR part 2 (Part 2), to expand the circumstances under...more

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SAMHSA Further Revises the Part 2 Drug and Alcohol Abuse Confidentiality Requirements

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On January 3, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issues a final rule to implement modifications to the Confidentiality of Substance Use...more

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SAMHSA Issues Final Rule Modernizing Confidentiality Requirements for Patients Receiving Substance Use Disorder Treatment

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Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) released a Final Rule updating the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient...more

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Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records - Final Rule Revising Regulations

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a final rule to update and modernize the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations effective February 17, 2017. ...more

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HHS Modifies Drug and Alcohol Abuse Confidentiality Regulations, Proposes Additional Revisions

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On January 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a final rule (the Final Rule) modifying the federal regulations governing the...more

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