If you provide substance use disorder (SUD) services under a Part 2 program (a federally assisted substance use disorder treatment program), we’re reminding you that you must comply with the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Rule (42 C.F.R. PART 2), which protects the privacy of individuals seeking or receiving SUD treatment and requires providers to obtain patient consent for treatment, payment, and disclosure of health care information.
For your convenience, we’ve developed a Patient Consent Form that you can share with your patients for completion and collection prior to their appointments. Please feel free to utilize this form or one of your own to obtain patient consent.
Although providers do not need to submit completed consent forms to Point32Health unless we request them, Point32Health reserves the right to deny payment of provider claims if you do not obtain the required patient consent.
For more information, please refer to this U.S. Department of Health and Human Services fact sheet as well as the member records confidentiality sections of our Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Health Public Plans, and Tufts Health Senior Products Provider Manuals.