This course course series covers Title 42: Public Health Part 2 – a federal law dealing with the statutory authority for confidentiality of substance abuse patient records.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, Title 42: Public Health Part 2 – Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Updated created by Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Publishing Office. in 2018.
Publication Date
2018, Updated 2024
Course Material Author
Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Publishing Office.
Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Publishing Office. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
Dr. Gibson is a Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years in research, clinical and consulting practice. He has also held leadership roles in research administration and program evaluation and more recently has specialized in program evaluation and system analysis. He draws upon his years of expertise as a practicing psychologist, administrator, researcher and technologist to help universities evaluate their programs to implement, meet, and maintain CACREP standards.
Sandi Cardaman has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for more than 15 years. She has worked with eating disorders, domestic violence and clients who are working with the dependency system.
Recommended For
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about substance abuse confidentiality regulations (CFR Part 2). It is appropriate for intermediate to advanced levels of participants’ knowledge. This content is at an intermediate level.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Identify the important general provisions of Title 42 regarding the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records.
Identify and apply Title 42 requirements regardng disclosures, both with, and without patient consent.
Specify the legal effect and limitations regarding court orders authorizing records disclosures and use.
Availability
This course is available starting May 3rd, 2024 and expires Jun 28th, 2030
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relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).
The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and
the reviewer:
Planners and Reviewers
The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.
Course Creators
Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Sandi Cardaman – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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