Federal enforcement of the 21st Century Cures Act’s (the Cures Act) prohibitions on improper blocking of electronic health information is ramping up. The Cures Act already targets technology developers and health information...more
For the third time in as many years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) has proposed revisions to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 C.F.R....more
On February 9, 2016, almost thirty years after the last substantive change to the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...more