Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records: HHS Finalizes Changes to Part 2 Rule
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/05/24
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 42 C.F.R. Part 2, which requires individuals or entities that receive federal funding and provide SUD treatment to implement additional privacy protections and obtain specific consent before using and disclosing SUD treatment records....
By: Husch Blackwell LLP