Announcement for 10/07/10
New Justice Center Publication Available on October 7, 2010: Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-Mental Health Collaborations: Working with HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws
Understanding the legal framework of information sharing is the crucial first step for jurisdictions seeking to design and implement effective criminal justice-mental health collaborations. This guide supports that first step by introducing how federal and state laws are likely to influence practitioners’ responses. To understand how federal law shapes what is permissible at the state or local level, practitioners should understand the legal framework of the basic privacy rules for “protected health information” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and substance abuse treatment information under 42 CFR Part 2, a portion of the Code of Federal Regulations addressing public health.
Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-Mental Health Collaborations is available as a free download at http://consensusproject.org/jc_publications/info-sharing.