Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued its final rule updating proposed changes to the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations (also known as 42 CFR Part 2 or Part 2), which updates the 40 plus year old regulations to provide guidance on the sharing of substance abuse treatment

On February 5, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposes changes to the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations, also known as “Part 2 records” which were published in the Federal Register on February 9, 2016.

Significantly, the proposed changes update Part 2, which was originally enacted in