HIPAA and Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Organizations
Special considerations for confidentiality are needed for health care organizations that offer federally-funded drug or alcohol rehabilitation services.
Predating HIPAA by over a quarter century are the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 and language amended by the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972.
Read more about this topic: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
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