How can I be assured that information about my participation in a licensed or certified AOD treatment or recovery program remains private?
The federal government enacted regulations in the early 1970’s to guarantee the confidentiality of information regarding an individual that is receiving alcohol and/or drug abuse prevention and treatment services. These regulations were enacted to encourage persons with alcohol and/or other drug problems to get help without incurring the risk of adding to their problems. The regulations (Code of Federal Regulations 42, Part 2) apply to any licensed and/or certified recovery/treatment program and all the personnel connected with that program. In 1996, Congress also enacted Public Law 104-9 known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). One of the provisions under HIPAA requires the federal Department of Health and Human Services to adopt national standards for electronic health care transactions, and privacy and security rules to protect individual’s identifiable health information. ADP, as well as California’s licensed and certified AOD programs are currently
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