SECTION ONE: CLINICAL RECORDS: PROTECTED OR NOT. |
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4. Discharge or Termination. |
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6. Intake and Consent Forms. |
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SECTION TWO: CONFIDENTIALITY. |
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9. Couples, Family, and Group Therapy. |
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SECTION THREE: CONTRACTS. |
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12. Capitation Agreements. |
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SECTION FOUR: FEES. |
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16. Recovering Unpaid Fees. |
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SECTION FIVE: FORENSIC ISSUES. |
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18. Child Custody and Consent-to-Treat Issues. |
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19. Children as Witnesses. |
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22. Involuntary Commitment. |
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SECTION SIX: PRACTICE MODELS. |
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26. Solo Practitioner: Incorporate or Not? |
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SECTION SEVEN: HOW TO AVOID MALPRACTICE CHARGES. |
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29. What to Do If You Are Sued. |
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SECTION EIGHT: MANAGED CARE. |
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30. Confidentiality Issues. |
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SECTION NINE: TEAMWORK. |
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32. Legal Aspects of Delegating. |
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33. Supervisor/Supervisee Responsibilities. |
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SECTION TEN: UNUSUAL PRACTICES. |
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35. Nontraditional and Exotic Therapies. |
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SECTION ELEVEN: THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPPA). |
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39. Personal Representatives (45 CFR 164.502(g)). |
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40. Business Associates (45 CFR 164.502(e), 164.504(e), 164.532(d) and (e)). |
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41. Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations (45 CFR 164.506). |
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42. Disclosures for Public Health Activities and Workers’ Compensation. |
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43. Marketing and Research (Accounting for Disclosures). |
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44. Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information (45 CFR 164.520). |
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45. Restrictions on Government Access to Health Information (45 CFR Part 160, Subpart C; 164.512(f )). |
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APPENDIX A: Bylaws for an IPA. |
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APPENDIX B: Partnership Agreement. |
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APPENDIX C: Articles of Incorporation: Professional Corporation. |
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APPENDIX D: Articles of Incorporation: General Corporation. |
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APPENDIX E: Sample Business Associate Contract. |
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APPENDIX F: Business Associate Contract (Attorney Services). |
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APPENDIX G: Authorization for the Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information. |
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APPENDIX H: Client Information Amendment Form. |
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APPENDIX I: Notice of Privacy Practices of Susan A. Jones, LPC. |
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APPENDIX J: Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information. |
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APPENDIX K: Request for Accounting of Protected Health Information Disclosures. |
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APPENDIX L: Authorization Revocation Form. |
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REFERENCES AND READING MATERIALS. |
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INDEX. |
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