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U.S. District Court Invalidates HHS Guidance Overreading HIPAA's Application to Online Technologies

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On June 20, 2024, a U.S. federal district court held, in a suit brought by Jones Day, that the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") had misapplied the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA")...more

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What Law Firms Should Know About HIPAA Compliance

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A legal case that involves any type of injury, illness, or healthcare means accessing medical records, either for your client or the opposition. Regardless of whether you use them for direct evidence or background...more

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Protecting Patient Medical Records

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Patient medical records and how consumers can best preserve them. Do the records belong to the patient or to the doctor or hospital? Why is it important to maintain your own medical records? ...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

New Guidance for Protecting Student Health Care Information

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On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) provided new joint guidance on the release of certain student records. In summary, this HHS/DOE release...more

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Proposed Changes to Federal Substance Use Disorder Privacy Rules Under 42 CFR Part 2

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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA) released its long-awaited proposal to overhaul privacy restrictions for substance abuse treatment programs found...more

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Another Chance for HIPAA and Part 2 Harmony?

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There are reports that HHS plans to issue a proposed rule next month, which would again amend 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”) and modify how the medical records of patients with substance abuse disorders are currently shared between...more

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SAMHSA and ONC Issue Fact Sheets on Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Information

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In response to the opioid crisis, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) recently issued two fact sheets to provide clarity on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SAMHSA Finalizes Second Round of Changes to Federal Substance Use Disorder Privacy Rule

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New federal regulations published on January 3, 2018, clarify when lawful holders of substance-use disorder records may use and disclose patient identifying information for payment, health care operations, and audits and...more

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SAMHSA Finalizes Additional Changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Regulations

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On January 3, 2018, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) published a final rule (“Final Rule”) to further update the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations...more

Troutman Pepper

Final Rule Clarifies When Substance Abuse Programs Can Disclose Patient Information

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A final rule from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration establishes requirements for the exchange of patient information between substance abuse treatment programs and their agents and contractors. ...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Further modernizations to rules on confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records on the way

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On January 3, 2018, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Final Rule which results in changes to the federal regulations governing substance use disorder patient records, or so-called...more

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Eight Things to Know About the New Federal Substance Use Disorder Privacy Rule

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A final rule published on January 18 implements the first major revisions to the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of substance-use disorder patient records (Part 2) since 1987. It finalizes a proposal from...more

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