Tag Archives: Avoiding Liability For Mental Health Professionals
Reminders and Information to Avoid Liability
Advertisements by licensed mental health practitioners must not be false, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive. Care should therefore be [...]
TERMINATION AND REFERRAL – When Does the Duty to the Patient End?
One aspect of termination and referral that I have not previously written about involves the issue of follow-through after a referral [...]
HIPAA’s PRIVACY RULE and STATE PRIVACY/CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS – CONFLICTS
Mental health practitioners and health care entities must determine whether or not they are “covered providers” or “covered entities” [...]
New Texas Abortion Statute
On September 1st, 2021 Texas Senate Bill No. 8, known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, became law. Its intention was to severely limit a [...]
Treating Children
Licensed mental health practitioners treat children both with and without the consent of one or both parents. It is not uncommon for [...]
Covid-19 Return to In-Person
Practitioners have changed the way they practice as a result of the pandemic, which seems to be moderating, and once again, [...]
Duty to the Patient – When Does It Begin?
Licensed mental health practitioners often discuss the issue and process of termination of treatment, including the question of when [...]
Immunity from Liability
Mental health practitioners typically purchase malpractice insurance in order to protect themselves from claims and lawsuits seeking [...]
KEEPING TREATMENT RECORDS – HOW MUCH?
From an ethical and legal point of view, a mental health practitioner should keep that amount of records that is consistent with sound [...]
Do You Know Your ABC’s…?
Do You Know Your ABC’s…? A. Advertising that one has been “in practice for seven years,” when in fact the person has been licensed [...]
TELEHEALTH AND COVID 19 – Thoughts and Outlook
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, or Covid-19, the delivery of medical and mental health services via telehealth is garnering [...]
Answers to April Review
In the April 2020 issue of this Avoiding Liability Bulletin, I asked twenty questions on a variety of topics. My answers to those [...]