Understanding Federal Confidentiality Legislation: Protecting the Privacy of Patients Receiving Services for Problems with Substance Abuse and Alcohol Misuse: A discussion on C.F.R. 42, Part Two

This is an important discussion on specific federal regulation governing disclosures of confidential information concerning persons receiving substance abuse services, including adults, adolescents and criminal justice clients. The offering covers C.F.R. 42, section 290, Part 2, which sets forth the purpose, scope, rules, and exceptions of protecting the confidentiality of patient identifying information for patients receiving services for substance abuse and alcohol misuse. Participants will learn the definition for patient identifying information, the practitioners, and programs for which the law applies, specific exceptions and applicable conditions, the relationship of Federal regulation to state law, and much, much more. This course is a very important for all counseling professionals especially licensed practitioners regardless of specialty or type of practice.

Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to define the following terms and conditions as per 42 CFR Part 2: patient Identifying information, patient, 'a program', medical emergency, 'good cause', qualified service organization/agreement (QSO, QSOA).
2. Participants will be able to identify two specific purposes of the Federal confidentiality regulations.
3. Participants will be able to describe the specific prohibition of disclosure of patient identifying information as specified in 42 CFR.
4. Participants will be able to describe who are holders, seekers, and recipients of patient identifying information.
5. Participants will be able to identify ten exceptions to the confidentiality prohibitions defined in C.F.R. 42
6. Participants will be able to discuss the various exceptions that may be applied in the instance of infectious and communicable disease.
7. Participants will be able to discuss the special differences when implementing confidentiality requirements with adolescents. 
8. Participants will be able to discuss the special differences when implementing confidentiality requirements with criminal justice patients. 

Training Agenda,

Hour One: 60 Minutes  History of 42 CFR  Purpose and Scope

Hour Two: 60 Minutes  General Provisions of the Rule Exceptions

Hour Three: 60 Minutes Re-disclosure Prohibition Restrictions on Use of Disclosed Information; Communicable Diseases

Hour Four: 60 Minutes Adolescent Substance Abuse Clients and Confidentiality Criminal Justice clients and Confidentiality

Methods: Pre-test, Study guide, Posttest and Evaluation form, Q&A by Email