HIPAA
What is PHI?
Protected Health Information
What is Ethical Standard 4.01 and briefly describe it:
4.01 Maintaining Confidentiality
Psychologists have a primary obligation to protect confidential information while recognizing that there are certain limits to confidentiality.
Name the 6 steps of Fisher's Confidentiality Practice Model:
Step 1. Prepare
Step 2. Tell clients the truth “up front” (informed consent)
Step 3. Obtain informed consent to disclose voluntarily
Step 4. Respond ethically to legally-imposed disclosures
Step 5. Avoid the “avoidable” breaches of confidentiality
Step 6. Talk about confidentiality
What is the name of Simba's father in The Lion King?
Mufasa
What does HIPAA stand for and when was it established?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
1996
When consulting with a colleague, Dr. John (your client has no relationship with), on an ethical issue, is it alright to disclose your client's name?
No
According to Bersoff (2014), what are 2 determinations to be made in assessing the risk of violence and whether to breach confidentiality?
–Determine how serious, or probable, the threat is
–Determine what constitutes the violent threat
How many teams are there in the NFL?
32
What is the Privacy Rule under HIPAA?
(general definition)
The Privacy Rule is a federal regulation under the HIPAA statute that sets minimum standards for your disclosure of patient information to third parties
In Section 4.02, what are 2 things must psychologists discuss with persons and organizations with whom they wish to establish a scientific or professional working relationship?
1.The relevant limits of confidentiality
2.Foreseeable uses of information generated through their psychological activities
True or False? Majority of the states in the US have a permissive duty to warn.
False
What is the name of the volcano that is actively erupting on the Big Island?
Kilauea
Name at least 2 rights have patients have under the Privacy Rule of HIPAA:
Under the Privacy Rule, patients have the right to:
-Receive notice from you describing how and when you will disclose the patient’s information
-Access their health information (with certain limitations)
-Amend their records
(4.05) Hawai‘i law requires disclosure about the following exceptions to protecting patient confidentiality:
–Mandatory duty to report child abuse or neglect
–Mandatory duty to report vulnerable adult abuse or neglect
–Disclosure would occur for communication “reflecting the client’s intent to commit a criminal or tortuous act that the [clinician] reasonably believes is likely to result in death or substantial bodily harm.”
Why don't all US states have a mandatory duty to warn?
Because Tarasoff was not a US Supreme Court case, but a Supreme Court of California case
There were some people on a train.
19 people get off the train and 17 people get on the train at the first stop.
Now there are 63 people on the train.
How many people were on the train to begin with?
65