Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records; Delay of Effective Date
mental-health · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Rule · Published 2017-02-16 · Effective 2017-01-18 · 82 FR 10863
Document
Document number
2017-03185
Federal Register citation
82 FR 10863
CFR reference
42 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Category
mental-health
Sub-agency
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Publication date
2017-02-16
Effective date
2017-01-18
HHS docket
SAMHSA-4162-20
Abstract
On January 18, 2017, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a final rule on Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. That rule is scheduled to take effect on February 17, 2017. In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2017 (82 FR 8346), this action delays for 60 days from the date of the memorandum the effective date of the rule entitled "Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records" published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017 (82 FR 6052).