7 Fast Facts on the New SUD Privacy Regulations
HealthLeaders Media April 4, 2024
Meet the organizations that helped bring substance use disorder privacy and consent into the 21st century.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Substance use disorder stigma comes from many places: loved ones, the workplace, society at large, even the self-stigma that patients believe about themselves.
– There is another stigma, one federal regulations have codified for decades.
– Now things have changed — thanks to the 2020 CARES Act and the work of two key organizations.
Until February 2024, the Code of Federal Regulations Section 42 Part 2 required patients receiving SUD care to provide written consent for the use and disclosure of their treatment, payment, and health care operations information (TPO) for every service, every time — an added burden for those...