Health Law Checkup

SAMHSA Issues Final Rule Modernizing Confidentiality Requirements for Patients Receiving Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) released a Final Rule updating the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations at Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 (“Part 2”). The Final Rule serves to modernize the regulations […]

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Recent Arizona Appellate Decisions of Note to Providers

With change, breaking news, and uncertainty dominating the legal concerns of health care providers on a federal level, it remains important to review and refresh on state-level concerns and legal rules. This is especially true for those currently or frequently involved in health care litigation. In particular, Arizona appellate courts issued three decisions early this […]

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