Michelle Bedoya

Michelle Bedoya (Of Counsel-Orlando, FL) authored an article "One Year Later: Navigating the New 42 CFR Part 2 Landscape in Practice" that appeared in the April 29, 2025, issue of Daily Business Review. The 2024 updates to 42 CFR Part 2 modernized a critical area of health privacy law and introduced long-awaited alignment with HIPAA while preserving the rule’s foundational goal of protecting the confidentiality of individuals seeking care for substance use disorders. “One year later,” Michelle concludes, “the intent behind these changes is clear, which is to reduce unnecessary administrative barriers, improve care coordination, and bring behavioral health records into better sync with today’s data-sharing realities.”