Common use of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records Clause in Contracts

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records. If the Contractor is bound by the requirements of 42 C.F.R. Part 2 and discontinues its alcohol or drug abuse program or ceases to provide its services pursuant to this Contract, the Contractor shall comply with the following requirements before destroying the records of any patients served pursuant to this Contract: (a) the Contractor shall notify DHS in writing at least 30 days before it discontinues its operations or ceases to provide its services; (b) upon request from DHS, the Contractor shall give each of its alcohol and drug abuse patients a consent form which meets the requirements of 42 C.F.R. § 2.31, and which authorizes the Contractor to transfer its patient records to DHS; and (c) upon obtaining signed consent forms from patients, the Contractor shall deliver the consenting patients’ records to DHS.