The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) recently modified 42 CFR Part 2 regulations which sets forth federal confidentiality rules governing substance use disorder information. While these changes bring Part 2 closer in alignment to HIPAA, the additional modifications that the CARES Act requires (which will require aligning Part 2’s consent requirements more closely to HIPAA) are not addressed. See our discussion by Elliot Golding and Kristin Bryan on the Triage Health law blog.
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