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• Archive: Faculty:Renee MartinDuration:6 Hours 6 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Aug 12, 2020 Description As a mental health professional, you not only deal with critical clinical matters with your clients – you must also stay up-to-date on seemingly ever-changing laws and procedures.
• Keeping up-to-date is essential in order to protect your clients and yourself.
• At this comprehensive one-day seminar you will gain an understanding of confidentiality, risk management, recent legislation and trends in mental health law in Pennsylvania, guardianship, commitment, practical legal options-and more, that will help you stay on top of issues that arise in everyday clinical situations.
• Handouts Manual - Pennsylvania Mental Health & The Law 2020 (16.3 MB) 202 Pages Available after Purchase Outline Privacy, Confidentiality and Disclosure of Mental Health Information in PennsylvaniaConstitutional right to privacy and mental health informationInpatient and outpatient mental health services and the Mental Health Procedures Act - what survives HIPAAHIPAA as amended by the HITECH act and as a base line National Privacy, Confidentiality and Disclosure CodeInformed Consent and the duty to explain the limits of confidentiality under state board regulations, including psychologists and recently enacted regulations for SW, MFT, and LPCsBalancing the rights of children, adolescents and parents; the Minor’s Consent Act as amended by Act 147; rights of adolescents to control the release of the recordSpecial IssuesSocial media and devices: Legal and ethical considerations for agencies and private practitioners – policy considerationsShared legal custody and control of mental health information under Act 147 and the newly enacted Child Custody Law (Act 112 of 2010)Legal GuardianshipDiscovery Demands, Law Suits, and AuditsProfessional licensure and privileged communications: Your legal and ethical duties as a private practitionerSubpoenas and court orders: Duty to respondElectronic discovery and implications for disclosure of mental health information and social mediaResponding to investigations and auditsHITECH Act and Breach Notification RulesStandards and enforcement penalties under the HITECH ActWho is covered and what is a “breach”?Who must be notified and how to notify?Legal Liabilities of the ProfessionalDuty to Warn IssuesProfessional Obligations and StandardsFraud & Abuse IssuesBilling & Coding ErrorsDocumentation Faculty Renee Martin, JD, RN, MSN, Related seminars and products: 1 Renee H. Martin, JD, RN, MSN, exclusively practices health care law and advises both individual and institutional behavioral health care providers on regulatory and transactional matters including patient safety and quality of care, fraud and abuse, reimbursement, compliance, and the development of corporate compliance plans.
• A significant portion of her practice centers on HIPAA compliance and informational privacy.