This Center for Democracy & Technology Policy Post explains how government access to identifiable health information is addressed by the PATRIOT Act, the HIPAA Privacy Rule, as well as the statutes and regulations protecting the confidentiality of patient information that is held by federally funded substance abuse treatment facilities and programs.
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