Lexology March 11, 2024
Welcome to the Ledger
The March 2024 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s quarterly Behavioral Health Law Ledger discusses HHS’s final rule modifying the confidentiality regulations applicable to substance use disorder treatment records, the introduction of a new funding model intended to test approaches for addressing the physical and behavioral health needs of people with Medicaid and Medicare, and Colorado’s new commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration.
HHS Publishes Final Rule Modifying 42 C.F.R. Part 2
On Feb. 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the final rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records (the Final Rule) codified at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2). Part 2 protects the confidentiality of SUD treatment...