LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND PROFESSIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS QABA ABAT EXAM STUDY
SLIDES (PART 2) TEST
The highest standards of professional conduct, which include: ANSWER; 1.1
Competence; 1.2 Professional Development; and 1.3 Integrity, must be upheld
by credentialed professionals.
• 1.4 Business Connections
The following are the Certificant's obligations to the people receiving services:
ANSWER 2.1 Preserving Confidentiality 2.2 Duties as a Required Reporter
The following are included in the Ethical Conduct for Providing Services:
ANSWER 3.1 Compliance with the Code of Ethics
3.2 Moral Conundrums
Health Insurance Protability and Accountability, or HIPAA, is what? ANSWER
• A federal law that limits the disclosure and/or protection of health information
by an entity.
• By offering both electronic and physical protection for a person's records, it
safeguards their Personal Health Information (PHI), including medical records.
How can the information of a client be protected? In ANSWER , double-lock
physical documents; refer to clients by codes and initials; refrain from posting
images, videos, or narratives on social media; and address confidentiality at the
OUTSET of services.
Personal health information about a client should always be kept private, with
the following exceptions: ANSWER - Child abuse or neglect - Imminent
serious injury to another person - Imminent serious harm to the particular client
Privileged Information: What Is It? ANSWER Legally protected secret
information that is not required to be disclosed to the general public.
Confidential information being revealed in court or during other legal actions is
referred to here.
CONSIDERATIONS QABA ABAT EXAM STUDY
SLIDES (PART 2) TEST
The highest standards of professional conduct, which include: ANSWER; 1.1
Competence; 1.2 Professional Development; and 1.3 Integrity, must be upheld
by credentialed professionals.
• 1.4 Business Connections
The following are the Certificant's obligations to the people receiving services:
ANSWER 2.1 Preserving Confidentiality 2.2 Duties as a Required Reporter
The following are included in the Ethical Conduct for Providing Services:
ANSWER 3.1 Compliance with the Code of Ethics
3.2 Moral Conundrums
Health Insurance Protability and Accountability, or HIPAA, is what? ANSWER
• A federal law that limits the disclosure and/or protection of health information
by an entity.
• By offering both electronic and physical protection for a person's records, it
safeguards their Personal Health Information (PHI), including medical records.
How can the information of a client be protected? In ANSWER , double-lock
physical documents; refer to clients by codes and initials; refrain from posting
images, videos, or narratives on social media; and address confidentiality at the
OUTSET of services.
Personal health information about a client should always be kept private, with
the following exceptions: ANSWER - Child abuse or neglect - Imminent
serious injury to another person - Imminent serious harm to the particular client
Privileged Information: What Is It? ANSWER Legally protected secret
information that is not required to be disclosed to the general public.
Confidential information being revealed in court or during other legal actions is
referred to here.
