While the revised rule simplifies certain disclosures, it also introduces new legal and operational complexities. Understanding these changes is necessary not only for clinicians but also for anyone ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Persons with a substance use disorder (SUD) or history of SUD treatment will now have easier access to fully-informed, comprehensive healthcare with passage of ...

The regulation that has been modified - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records, more commonly known as 42 CFR Part 2 – had mostly prohibited the sharing of patient records with ...

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Lawmakers are hoping Congress can pass a proposed overhaul of addiction-related privacy laws now that the American Medical Association is no longer opposed. Hospitals badly want Congress to waive the ...

When a doctor sees a patient with a runny nose and body aches, the doctor may think it is a cold or the flu. For patients with substance use disorder (SUD), however, those symptoms can signal other ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this week, U.S. Senate and House leaders agreed upon an amended opioid legislation package, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, H.R.6.

Last year, more than 30 million American adults believed they had a substance use problem, while one out of five young people who suffered a major depressive episode also struggled with substance use ...

User-Created Clip April 4, 2019 2019-04-04T11:34:49-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/52a/20190404113526003_hd.jpgManchin and Azar discuss 42 CFR Part 2 Manchin ...