Monthly Archives: April 2020

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) into law. Section 3221 “Confidentiality and Disclosure of Records Relating to Substance Use Disorder” of the CARES Act ratified fundamental changes to the Public Health Service Act which govern the confidentiality requirements of substance use disorder (“SUD”)…

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On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over COVID-19 which allowed the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Secretary, Alex Azar to exercise additional authorities under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act to, among other things, “temporarily modify or waive certain Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”), and…

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On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (or “CARES” Act). The CARES Act – the largest stimulus or rescue package in U.S. history – provides more than $2 trillion in emergency economic relief for businesses, families and individuals affected by…

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