Advocacy Alert: Federal Acts for SUD and Opioid Crisis
Advocacy Advocacy Alerts Find Your Representatives State FAQs Legal Repository Contact Us Advocacy Alert: Federal Acts for SUD and Opioid Crisis December 6, 2018 SB 3462: Substance Use Disorder Recovery Expansion Act On September 18, 2018, Senator Rob Portman and six...Federal Anti-Kick Back Statute
Subject Matter: False claims; criminal penalties for illegal acts Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 U.S. Code § 1320a-7b et seq. Summary: Federal law, also known as the AKS, which makes it a criminal offense knowingly and willfully to offer, pay, solicit, or receive...Accreditation and Certification for Opioid Use Disorders
Subject Matter: Opioid treatment programs Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 CFR § 8 et seq. Summary: Federal regulations governing the accreditation and the certification and treatment standards for opioid treatment programs that provide medication assisted...Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Subject Matter: Confidentiality requirements Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 CFR § 164 et seq. Summary: Federal law, often referred to as HIPAA, which governs the confidentiality of medical records held by certain types of providers called covered entities. HIPAA...
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