Compliance Key INC - Hipaa Webinar
Overview
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) and how this differs from the HIPAA (Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy and Security Regulations.
Both regulations carry significant civil and even criminal penalties if not complied with.
Both regulations are now being enforced proactively by the Federal government.
Both
regulations if not complied with can lead to catastrophic legal
consequences on state laws of negligence and invasion of privacy if not
complied with.
This lesson will
cover the latest SAMHSA and HIPAA updates which were released in January
2018 and December of 2017 respectively, and also cover multiple
scenarios and FAQ's 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.
Why should you attend this webinar?
Are
you clear on the differences between HIPAA and SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2?
there are some small but extremely major differences that must be
addressed between the two regulations.
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 for non-compliance for both HIPAA and SAMHSA?
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 behavioural health of the
nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and
mental illness on America's communities
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Updates for 2018
- What is SAMHSA
- What is HIPAA
- Portable devices
- When and how records can be released
- Proper Documentation Required
- Enforcement of the Law
- SAMHSA vs HIPAA (specific scenarios)
- Who must comply
- Best Practices
Who can Benefit:
- 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
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