This term refers to your responsibility as a therapist to keep the therapy process private.
What is confidentiality?
100
This person is generally the holder of privilege.
Who is the client?
100
Privilege is a legal term referring to the rights of individuals to withhold information requested by this entity.
What is the court.
100
This act established the national standards for protection of individuals medical records and personal health information.
What is HIPAA?
200
How long should you keep client's records?
What is a reasonable amount of time?
200
These two people would be useful to consult if you receive a subpoena.
Who is my attorney and client?
200
Who has the right to block a client's request to waive privilege?
Who is the judge?
200
This agency administers the HIPAA rules and regulations.
What is the department of health and human services?
300
Choose which length of time the BBS has to take action against you based on allegations of violence within your practice: 2 years, 7 years, or 10 years.
What is 7 years?
300
You are doing this when you refuse to release information on the grounds that it is privileged communication.
What is asserting privilege?
300
When is it up to the therapist to determine whether privilege should be waived?
When is never?
300
This type of funding would require a school to comply with FERPA mandates.
What is federal funding?
400
This is one way to maintain confidentiality in a group therapy setting.
What is reiterating expectations of group members, boundaries on sharing, reviewing issues of confidentiality, or clarifying confidentiality?
400
The guardian ad litem is appointed by the court to make decisions regarding privilege for this type of client.
Who is a minor?
400
The therapist may disclose information if they believe it is in the best interest of the child, when the child has been victim to a crime and is under this age.
What is 16?
400
This type of information is prohibited from release under FERPA.
What is PII (personal identifiable information)?
500
This policy is used to establish boundaries of confidentiality within couples therapy or family therapy.
What is no-secrets policy, or limited secrets policy?
500
True or False: test results are privileged to the same extent as a therapy session would be.
What is True?
500
This life event does not create an exception to privilege.
What is death?
500
True or False: a therapist in private practice who does not do electronic billing (i.e., does not take insurance) is not mandated to be HIPAA compliant.