title: The federal confidentiality protections for alcohol and drug abuse patient records: a model for mental health and other medical records?
abstract: The federal regulations governing confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records are examined with respect to their applicability to mental health and other medical records. The analysis focuses on the purpose, scope, restrictions, and penalties of the federal statutes, and compares them to the pertinent legislative recommendations of the Privacy Protection Study Commission.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035082:Federal Government; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035846:Law Enforcement; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D008499:Medical Records; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States