Office of Civil Rights Issues Guidance on Patient Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records for Demonstrating an Exclusion from Medicaid Work Requirements
October 2, 2026 | |
Office of Civil Rights Issues Guidance on Patient Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records for Demonstrating an Exclusion from Medicaid Work Requirements
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued guidance for state Medicaid programs that clarifies when the regulation establishing Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records under 42 CFR part 2 (“Part 2”) would allow an agency to use protected SUD patient records to verify an exclusion from Medicaid work requirements…. (Marceno, October 2, 2026) #Insurance Coverage, #Mental and Behavioral Health, #Public Health
