Regulatory Compliance & Standards Flashcards
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Under 42 CFR Part 2, which of the following scenarios permits disclosure of SUD treatment records without patient consent or a court order?
Answer: A medical emergency in which the patient's condition requires immediate treatment
42 CFR Part 2 permits disclosure without consent in bona fide medical emergencies where the patient's condition requires treatment and the patient cannot consent.
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) prohibits insurers from imposing treatment limitations on SUD benefits that are MORE restrictive than those applied to which comparison?
Answer: Medical/surgical benefits in the same benefit classification
MHPAEA requires that treatment limitations on SUD and mental health benefits be no more restrictive than those applied to analogous medical and surgical benefits in the same classification.
A patient being treated with buprenorphine requests a copy of their treatment records to provide to a new prescriber. Under HIPAA, the practice must respond within how many days?
Answer: 30 days
HIPAA requires covered entities to provide patients access to their protected health information within 30 days of request, with one 30-day extension if needed.
Which of the following practitioner actions would constitute a violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) related to prescribing for addiction treatment?
Answer: Prescribing buprenorphine/naloxone for OUD to a patient the practitioner has never seen in person, without any telemedicine exception
Prescribing buprenorphine to an OUD patient without an in-person evaluation (or a qualifying telemedicine exception) violates the Ryan Haight Act, which is enforced under the CSA framework.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Emergency Scheduling authority of the DEA?
Answer: Emergency scheduling can temporarily place a substance in Schedule I for up to 2 years without full rulemaking
The DEA can use emergency scheduling to temporarily place a substance in Schedule I for up to 2 years (with a possible 1-year extension) while formal rulemaking proceeds.
Which accreditation body developed the specific standards for opioid treatment program (OTP) accreditation most widely used in the United States?
Answer: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
CARF International is one of the primary SAMHSA-approved accreditation bodies that develops and applies standards specifically for opioid treatment programs.
Under the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, federal contractors and grantees are required to do which of the following?
Answer: Establish a drug-free workplace policy and provide employee education about substance use
The Drug-Free Workplace Act requires covered employers to establish a written drug-free workplace policy and provide drug-awareness education, but does not mandate drug testing.