Tuesday, October 01, 2002

Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention
Farra Trompeter of SAMHSA called our attention to this updated site (sponsored by CSAP and SAMHSA) whose goal is "decreasing substance abuse by bringing effective prevention to every community, the site provides a virtual meeting place for all organizations that want to become involved in a substance abuse prevention effort or want to expand their current substance abuse prevention activities."  
  

HIPAA Privacy Regulations Will Require Changes
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly article at Medscape - "With the release of final rules by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) governing the privacy of medical records (see ADAW, Aug. 19), as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), addiction treatment providers will have to alter their practices regarding medical records and reconcile the differences between the HIPAA regulations and the existing federal confidentiality regulations that apply to addiction treatment." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].