Common use of ADDITIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

ADDITIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. Agency 1 acknowledges that consumers of public mental health services are entitled to additional confidentiality protections awarded under the (Insert State Name) Mental Health Code, which may supercede the confidentiality protections provided by HIPAA. Furthermore, consumers of substance abuse treatment services are entitled to additional confidentiality protections awarded under 42 CFR, Part 2, which may supercede the confidentiality protections provided by HIPAA. When serving public mental health consumers or when providing substance abuse treatment services at its site, Agency 1 will comply with the confidentiality requirements of these and any other applicable state or federal laws, rules, or regulations.