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New Final Rules for Telemedicine Prescribing: Extending Telemedicine Flexibilities and What Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment...

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), together with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two final rules covering the prescription of controlled substances via telemedicine in limited contexts...more

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Trade Group Sues Agencies Seeking to Invalidate Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Final Rules

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On January 17, 2025, the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”), a national nonprofit trade association representing large employers that provide comprehensive health and retirement benefit programs to their workforces, filed a...more

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DEA Tightens Buprenorphine Telemedicine Prescribing Rules

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) just finalized their March 2023 proposed rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine. The final rule, effective...more

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CMS Issues Final 2025 Calendar Year Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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On November 1, 2024, CMS issued a rule finalizing changes to Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B policies effective on or after January 1, 2025 (the Final Rule). Section 1848 of...more

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Mental Health Parity Final Rule Imposes Year-end Action Items on Group Health Plan Sponsors

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On September 9th, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued the much anticipated final rule under the Mental Health...more

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Getting Ahead: Is Your Plan Prepared for the Mental Health Parity Fiduciary Certification Requirements?

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Last month, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (Departments), issued the highly anticipated final rule under the  Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). ...more

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Final Rules on MHPAEA and the NQTL Comparative Analysis

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The government recently issued final rules on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The rules implement requirements for plans to conduct a comparative analysis of their nonquantitative treatment...more

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Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Regulations Have Been Issued

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If you are a state or local government that sponsors a “self-funded” employee group health plan instead of using an insurance provider, you had previously been allowed to “opt out” of compliance with the following four...more

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Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Final Rule: A Multi-Agency Effort to Strengthen Access to Mental and Substance Use...

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On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury (collectively, the Departments) issued a Final Rule clarifying and adding additional requirements on health plans to...more

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules – Top Five Changes to the Status Quo

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and its implementing regulations and guidance (MHPAEA) prohibit health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD)...more

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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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The 2024 HIPAA Privacy Reproductive Health Care Regulations – Five Takeaways for Group Health Plans

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On April 26, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule to amend the HIPAA Privacy Rules to support reproductive health care privacy (the...more

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Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records: HHS Finalizes Changes to Part 2 Rule

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On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized long-awaited modifications to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations at...more

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Federal Efforts to Address Opioid Use Disorder

On April 4, 2024, a final rule published on February 2, 2024 (the Final Rule) went into effect that concerns medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The Final Rule, published by the Substance Abuse and Mental...more

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CMS Finalizes Rule Regarding Marketing Changes, Beneficiary Protections, and Coverage for Medicare Parts C and D

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On April 4, 2024, CMS published a final rule implementing certain policy changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program (Medicare Part C) and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Medicare Part D). According to the...more

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HHS Announces 42 Part 2 Final Rule to Align with HIPAA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released the long anticipated Final Rule to revise the Confidentiality of Substance...more

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The Long-Awaited Part 2 Modifications Are Finalized with New Obligations for Part 2 Providers and Less Friction for Sharing...

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On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a final rule modifying 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) provisions regarding the confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records. The...more

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Final Rule Helps Align Part 2 with HIPAA

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Office for Civil Rights (collectively, HHS), issued a Final Rule that amends...more

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SAMHSA Final Rule Codifies Opioid Treatment Program Telehealth and Take-Home Medication Flexibilities

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On February 2, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule that expands access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) via telehealth modalities and “take-home” doses....more

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Substance Abuse Disorder Records (42 CFR Part 2) Final Rule Is Here!

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released its anticipated Final Rule last week. The Final Rule revises...more

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Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations Modified to Align with HIPAA

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After more than a year since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the proposed changes to the...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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Final Rule Aligns 42 CFR Part 2 with HIPAA and HITECH

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On February 8, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a final rule that aims to align 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) — which protects certain substance abuse disorder (SUD) records — with the Health Insurance...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Old Rule, New Tricks: HHS Finalizes Most Substantial Changes to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Rule in Decades

The long-anticipated final rule addressing substance use disorder (SUD) records at 42 C.F.R. Part 2, commonly referred to as Part 2, is here. The final rule is a joint undertaking by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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42 CFR Part 2 Final Rule Harmonizes Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Protections with HIPAA

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On February 8, 2024, the federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) were revised in part to increase patient protection and streamline patient consent...more

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