SAMHSA Releases Revision to 42 CFR Part 2 Substance Use Disorder Privacy Rule

SAMHSA has released a revision to 42 CFR Part 2, the rule that governs privacy around substance use disorder information (https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/07/13/fact-sheet-samhsa-42-cfr-part-2-revised-rule.html)

A number of these changes have been requested by advocates for years, if not decades. They are welcome changes and will be embraced by all who want to see better coordination of care for individuals with substance use disorders.

This is only one step in a process, as it is not the rule in response to the change passed in the CARES Act, this change was in the works prior to that law’s passage.