Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records Regulation and the HIPAA Privacy Rule (2 hours)
- Credit Hours: 2 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $26.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Identify the substance abuse treatment programs that must comply with both 42 CFR Part 2 and the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
• Describe the types of information protected under each regulation, including differences in the definition of patient identifying information.
• Explain how the HIPAA Privacy Rule affects disclosures of substance abuse treatment records, including the general rule for permitted disclosures.
• Distinguish between the confidentiality protections provided by 42 CFR Part 2 and the HIPAA Privacy Rule when both apply to a treatment program.
• Apply the appropriate regulatory framework to determine when patient protections begin for individuals seeking substance abuse treatment.
Package Contents
Course Update
About the Instructor
John Tinsley
Dr. John H. Tinsley is a former assistant professor of Medical Physiology at the Texas A&M University System College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; M.S. from the University of North Carolina; and his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been teaching, training, consulting and conducting research in the fields of Medical Physiology and Behavioral Biology for over twenty-nine years. Dr. Tinsley has authored over twenty-five professional and refereed articles, including invited reviews. He has been a member of the American Society for Physiology, and work done in 2001 led to an international award from The European Society on Microcirculation. Dr. Tinsley has received research funding from the Veteran’s Administration, American Heart Association, and Scott and White Hospital. In addition, he has served on numerous review committees for national grant-funding agencies and scientific journals.
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