Industry Bulletins | July 23, 2020
SAMHSA Publishes Final Rule Amending Addiction Treatment Records Privacy
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the adoption of the revised Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulation, 42 CFR Part 2. The adoption of this revised rule represents a historic step in expanding care coordination and quality through the Deputy Secretary’s Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care.
The new rule advances the integration of health care for individuals with addiction while maintaining critical privacy and confidentiality protections. Under Part 2, a federally assisted substance use disorder program may only disclose consumer identifying information with the individual’s written consent, as part of a court . . .