0930-AA19 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0930 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS SAMHSA Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records

The NRPM amends 42 CFR part 2 to update the regulations for the modern health care context with respect to electronic health records and health information exchanges. The regulation revision would be to facilitate the inclusion of substance abuse (including alcohol) related clinical information from programs and activities covered by 42 CFR part 2 and related data in the modern health care infrastructure while maintaining or strengthening appropriate patient privacy protections. The revisions to the regulations would remain consistent with 42 U.S.C. 290 dd-3 and 42 U.S.C. 290 ee-3.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No 42 CFR 2 PL 92-255, sec 408 PL 94-237, sec 4(c)(5)(A) PL 94-581, sec 111(c)(3) PL 96-88, sec 509 PL 97-35, sec 973(d) PL 98-24, sec 2(b)(16)(B) PL 94-581, sec 111(c)(4) PL 98-24, sec 2(b)(13) 42 USC 290ee-3 42 USC 290dd-3 42 USC 290dd-2 PL 92-255, sec 408 No NPRM 03/00/2015 Undetermined Businesses None No No No No Brian Altman Legislative Director 0930 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA 240 276-2009 brian.altman@samhsa.gov 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville MD 02857