Substance Abuse HIPAA Information

HIPAA does not supercede 42 CFR Part 2 (Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records), and it also defers to more stringent state laws. Therefore, it is important to consider all applicable statutes and regulations when implementing HIPAA.

• Analysis of HIPAA Privacy Rules (pdf 96k)
• HIPAA Crosswalk with 42 CFR Part 2 (pdf 205k)
• CSAT Technical Assistance Publication 13 - Confidentiality of Patient Records for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment
• CSAT Technical Assistance Publication 18 - Checklist for Monitoring Alcohol and Other Drug Confidentiality Compliance
• Checklist (pdf 12k): What Alcohol & Drug Programs Have to Do to Get Ready for HIPAA While Still Complying with 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (12k pdf) -- This checklist was reproduced with the permission of the Legal Action Center for use by TCADA funded and licensed programs. The checklist is part of a Legal Action Center publication, Confidentiality and Communication (5th Edition, 2003).

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the federal agency charged with improving services to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illness. It includes information about HIPAA on its website.

Last Updated July 25, 2005