Quick Consult

PAMED's Quick Consult Series

Thank you for visiting our Quick Consult page. Our Quick Consult series aims to provide our physician members with a succinct look at laws, regulations, and policies that affect the physician community. Click on the links below to download the PDF resource.

Practice Management Topics

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Child Abuse Reporting

Pennsylvania's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) & Opioid Laws

HIPAA & Medical Records

HHS also developed model notices to help health care entities to meet new requirements. The models reflect the regulatory changes of the 2024 Part 2 Final Rule and the Part 2-related provisions of the 2024 HIPAA Privacy Rule Final Rule. The model notice templates can be found on the HHS website at: Model Notices of Privacy Practices | HHS.gov

Part 2 programs should use the Part 2 Patient Notice on the HHS website at: Model Notices of Privacy Practices | HHS.gov Part 2 programs that are also covered entities under HIPAA need to provide the HIPAA NPP and Part 2 Patient Notice or create a combined notice that meets the requirements of both the HIPAA NPP and the Part 2 Privacy Notice.

Other Health & Physician-Related Topics