Confidentiality, HIPAA & 42 CFR Part 2 in the Clinic covers the strict protection of client information that every mental health clinic must uphold. Mental health and substance use information is among the most sensitive data there is, and clients trust the clinic — from the front desk to the records office — to guard it. This course covers what confidentiality means in a clinic, the laws that apply (HIPAA, the Minnesota Health Records Act, the Government Data Practices Act, and 42 CFR Part 2 for substance use information), releases of information, mandatory exceptions to confidentiality, everyday privacy practices across the clinic, and breaches and how to prevent them. Confidentiality is a required 245I training topic. The throughline: client information is protected by law, and protecting it is everyone's job. From phone calls to records to the waiting room, the whole clinic guards the privacy that makes clients trust the care.