2022 Oklahoma Health Information and the Law
What’s New in 2022?
- Fee prohibition for individual access or export of electronic health information
- Individual right to access mental health and substance use treatment records and clarification of the definition of psychotherapy notes
- Alignment of guidance pertaining to individual right to access electronic health information in the form and format requested with ONC Information Blocking regulation
- Updated requirements to disclose substance use treatment records pursuant to CFR 42, Part 2
- Informed consent by surrogate decision-makers for incapacitated or pregnant patients
- Updated definition of telemedicine and requirements for mental health assessment via telemedicine
- Information blocking provisions expand to designated record set
- Revisions to the HIPAA Privacy Rule are expected in March 2023. Upon publication of the final rule, you will be able to download the supplemental updates at no additional cost
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