Explores New SAMHSA Confidentiality Law for Substance Use Disorder Records(42 CFR Part 2) Recorded Webinar | Brian L tuttle | From: Sep 30, 2021 - To: Dec 31, 2021 |
This webinar will guide healthcare professionals, health IT vendors, and insurance companies to maintain information security and patient confidentiality, also an overview of a comparative analysis will be presented comparing SAMHSA to the HIPAA laws relating to protected health information in general, Finally, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
This lesson will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to ensure their organization is complying with the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) regulations (42 CFR Part 2).
This lesson will cover the latest updates which were released on January 2021 and also cover multiple scenarios and FAQs relating to Substance Abuse Records, Mental Health Records, Alcohol Abuse Records, and the proper ways to secure this information and/or release this information. An overview of a comparative analysis will be presented comparing SAMHSA to the HIPAA laws relating to protected health information in general.
Areas Covered in the Session:-
Why you should Attend:-
Is your organization working with substance abuse records or mental health records? Are you aware of the strict federal regulations related to this type of sensitive information? Are you aware of the ramifications of non-compliance?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
Who Will Benefit:-
Brian L Tuttle, CPHIT, CHP, CBRA, Net+, A+, CCNA, MCP is a Certified Professional in Health IT (CPHIT), Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP), Certified HIPAA Administrator (CHA), Certified Business Resilience Auditor (CBRA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with over 18 years' experience in Health IT and Compliance Consulting. With vast experience in health IT systems (i.e. practice management, EHR systems, imaging, transcription, medical messaging, etc.) as well as over 18 years’ experience in standard Health IT with multiple certifications and hands-on knowledge, Brian serves as compliance consultant and has conducted onsite and remote risk assessments for over 1000 medical practices, hospitals, health departments, insurance plans, and business associates throughout the United States.
In addition, Mr Tuttle has served in multiple litigated court cases serving as an expert witness offering input related to best practices and requirements for securing and providing patient access to protected health information. Mr. Tuttle has also worked directly with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) both in defending covered entities and business associates as well as being asked by the Federal government to audit covered entities and business associates on behalf of the OCR. Almost all of Brian’s clients are earned by referral with little or no advertising.
