Full Text of HR0501 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | 3 | | has announced proposed changes to the federal regulations | 4 | | governing the confidentiality of patient records created by | 5 | | federally-assisted substance use disorder treatment programs, | 6 | | known as 42 CFR part 2; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The 42 CFR part 2 regulations serve to protect | 8 | | patient records created by federally-funded programs for the | 9 | | treatment of substance abuse disorder (SUD); SAMHSA is | 10 | | currently proposing to revise part 2 to facilitate better | 11 | | coordination of care for substance use disorders, which will | 12 | | also enhance care for opioid use disorder (OUD); these | 13 | | provisions will be an important part of the Federal response to | 14 | | the opioid epidemic, while maintaining part 2 confidentiality | 15 | | protections; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In these proposed federal regulation changes, | 17 | | "non-OTP (opioid treatment program) providers will become | 18 | | eligible to query a central registry, in order to determine | 19 | | whether their patients are already receiving opioid treatment | 20 | | through a member program," and "OTPs will be permitted to | 21 | | enroll in a state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), | 22 | | and permitted to report data into the PDMP when prescribing or | 23 | | dispensing medications on Schedules II to V, consistent with |
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| 1 | | applicable state law"; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, These changes could improve the care of persons | 3 | | with opioid use disorder because primary care providers could | 4 | | more easily receive treatment information from other treatment | 5 | | programs and could utilize the Illinois Prescription Drug | 6 | | Monitoring Program to see if a patient is receiving methadone | 7 | | or other controlled substances from an opioid treatment program | 8 | | (OTP); these changes will help to prevent duplicative | 9 | | enrollments in SUD care, duplicative prescriptions in SUD | 10 | | treatment, and adverse drug events related to SUD treatment; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The proposed rule will not alter the basic | 13 | | framework for confidentiality protection of SUD patient | 14 | | records created by federally-funded treatment programs; part 2 | 15 | | will continue to prohibit law enforcement use of SUD patient | 16 | | records in criminal prosecution against the patient; part 2 | 17 | | will also continue to restrict the disclosure of SUD treatment | 18 | | records without patient consent, other than as statutorily | 19 | | authorized in the context of a bona fide medical emergency, or | 20 | | for the purpose of scientific research, audit, or program | 21 | | evaluation, or based on an appropriate court order for good | 22 | | cause; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we urge the support of the proposed changes to 42 CFR part 2 to | 3 | | improve communication and exchange of information between all | 4 | | providers of care for people with substance abuse disorder; and | 5 | | be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the members of the Illinois Congressional | 8 | | Delegation.
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