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Comment deadline Wednesday on law enforcement NPRM
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32485
Subject(s) - rulemaking , notice , closing (real estate) , law enforcement , mental health act , enforcement , law , administration (probate law) , mental health , business , political science , psychology , psychiatry
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published Aug. 26 would allow law enforcement to have access to all patient records if it is investigating an alleged serious crime by one patient (see ADAW , Sept. 9). It would also change the definition of serious crime to include anything related to drugs. The NPRM, issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has a comment period closing Sept. 25 — a very short time frame.