Description

This webinar will guide healthcare professionals, health IT vendors, and insurance companies to maintain information security and patient confidentiality, also an overview of a comparative analysis will be presented comparing SAMHSA to the HIPAA laws relating to protected health information in general, Finally, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

This lesson will be addressing how practice/business managers (or compliance offers) need to ensure their organization is complying with the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) regulations (42 CFR Part 2).

This lesson will cover the latest updates which were released on January 2021 and also cover multiple scenarios and FAQs relating to Substance Abuse Records, Mental Health Records, Alcohol Abuse Records, and the proper ways to secure this information and/or release this information. An overview of a comparative analysis will be presented comparing SAMHSA to the HIPAA laws relating to protected health information in general.

Areas Covered in the Session:-

• Updates for 2021
• What is SAMHSA
• Portable Devices
• When and How Records can be Released
• Proper Documentation Required
• Enforcement of the Law
• SAMHSA vs HIPAA
• Who Must Comply
• Best Practices

Why Should You Attend:-

Is your organization working with substance abuse records or mental health records? Are you aware of the strict federal regulations related to this type of sensitive information? Are you aware of the ramifications of non-compliance?

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

Who Should Attend:-

• Practice Managers
• Any Business Associates who work with Mental Health Records, Substance Abuse Records, or Alcohol Abuse Records (i.e.Billing Companies, Transcription Companies, IT Companies, Answering Services, Home Health, Coders, Attorneys, etc)
• MD's and Other Medical Professionals