Patient Privacy Rights, Disclosure Requirements, Consent

Estate Planning for Young Adult Children

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC on 3/25/2025

The job of parenting can be consuming with the drive to protect children in all circumstances, including the unthinkable. However, the topic of estate planning for children still looms large on the mind of most parents....more

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

Jones Day on 2/11/2020

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

SAMHSA Proposed Rule Would Reduce Barriers to Care Coordination

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/12/2019

SAMHSA has released a long-awaited proposed rule that would modify the federal regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records created by federally assisted...more

HHS and SAMHSA Issue a Proposed Rule to Ease Coordination of Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorders

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/4/2019

On August 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA") issued a proposed rule amending the regulations governing the...more

Part 2 Proposed Rule Brings Clarity and Reduces Regulatory Burdens for Substance Use Disorder Providers, but Challenges Remain

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 9/4/2019

On August 22, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) announced a new proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) amending 42 CFR part 2 (“Part 2”), which is aimed at protecting patient records...more

Proposed Changes Affect Privacy Protections of Patients Seeking Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 9/4/2019

On August 22, 2019, providers and other health industry participants involved in the provision of substance use disorder (SUD) services got some welcome news in the form of proposed regulatory changes. The U.S. Department of...more

HHS Proposes Revisions to Part 2 Regulations Governing Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records - Healthcare Alert

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/28/2019

On August 26, 2019, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published its much-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking to revise 42...more

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 1/23/2018

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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