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Disclosure of Confidential Information - Answer- A licensee, registrant, or certificate
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holder shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any
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confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in the
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course of professional employment. A licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's
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employee or associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose any
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knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any person who has
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participated in any therapy conducted under the supervision of a licensee, registrant,
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or certificate holder, including group therapy sessions, shall not disclose any
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knowledge gained during the course of the therapy without the consent of the person
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to whom the knowledge relates.
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A person may disclose confidential information when a client or the heirs, executors,
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or administrators of a client... - Answer- ...file suit or a complaint against a licensee,
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registrant, or certificate holder on any cause of action arising out of or connected with
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the care or treatment of the client by the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
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A person may disclose confidential information when a licensee, registrant, or
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certificate holder... - Answer- ...was in consultation with a physician, registered
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professional nurse, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder against whom a suit or
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complaint was filed based on the case out of which the suit or complaint arises
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A person may disclose confidential information when... - Answer- ...a review of
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services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
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A review of services can be determined by a board or a person or group... - Answer-
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...authorized by the board to make an investigation on its behalf
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A review of services can be determined by ________________(1) where the licensee,
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registrant, or certificate holder practices or the medical staff
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____________________(2) - Answer- (1) The governing board of a hospital licensed
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pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25; (2) of the hospital if the medical staff
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operates pursuant to written bylaws approved by the governing board of the hospital
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A review of services can be determined by __________________ if the person has
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signed a release authorizing the review - Answer- A professional review committee
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established pursuant to section 12-245-212 (1)
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A person may disclose confidential information when _________________ a school or
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the occupants of a school. - Answer- A client, regardless of age, makes an articulable
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and significant threat against
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, A person may disclose confidential information when a client, regardless of age,
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exhibits behaviors that, in the reasonable judgment of the licensee, registrant, or
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certificate holder... - Answer- ....create an articulable and significant threat to the
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health or safety of students, teachers, administrators, or other school personnel.
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A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses information under this
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subsection (2)(d)...
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hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - Answer- ...shall
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vlimit the disclosure to appropriate school or school district personnel and law
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venforcement agencies. School or school district personnel to whom the information is
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vdisclosed shall maintain confidentiality of the disclosed information, regardless of
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vwhether the information constitutes an education record subject to FERPA, consistent
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vwith the requirements of FERPA and regulations and applicable guidelines adopted
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vunder FERPA, but may disclose
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information in accordance with section 1232g (b)(1) of FERPA and 34 CFR 99.36 if
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vnecessary to protect the health or safety of students or other persons.
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A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses or fails to disclose a
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confidential communication... - Answer- ...with a client in accordance with this
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subsection (2)(d) (A client regardless of age) is not liable for damages in any civil
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action for disclosing or not disclosing the communication. This subsection (2)(d)(III)
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does not rescind any statutory duty to warn and protect specified in, and does not
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eliminate any potential civil liability for failure to comply with, section 13-21-117.
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Subsection (2)(d) does not apply to... v v v v v
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - Answer- ...an
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education record that, under FERPA, is exempt from the HIPAA privacy rule.
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Subsection (2)(d) applies to covered entities, as defined in HIPAA as...
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hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - Answer-
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"Articulable and significant threat" means a threat to the health or safety of a person
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that, based on the totality of the circumstances, can be explained or articulated and
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that constitutes a threat of substantial bodily harm to a person.
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FERPA means... - Answer- the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
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1974"
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HIPPA means... - Answer- the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
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Act of 1996"
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Disclosure of Confidential Information - Answer- A licensee, registrant, or certificate
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holder shall not disclose, without the consent of the client, any
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confidential communications made by the client, or advice given to the client, in the
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course of professional employment. A licensee's, registrant's, or certificate holder's
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employee or associate, whether clerical or professional, shall not disclose any
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knowledge of the communications acquired in that capacity. Any person who has
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participated in any therapy conducted under the supervision of a licensee, registrant,
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or certificate holder, including group therapy sessions, shall not disclose any
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knowledge gained during the course of the therapy without the consent of the person
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to whom the knowledge relates.
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A person may disclose confidential information when a client or the heirs, executors,
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or administrators of a client... - Answer- ...file suit or a complaint against a licensee,
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registrant, or certificate holder on any cause of action arising out of or connected with
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the care or treatment of the client by the licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
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A person may disclose confidential information when a licensee, registrant, or
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certificate holder... - Answer- ...was in consultation with a physician, registered
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professional nurse, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder against whom a suit or
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complaint was filed based on the case out of which the suit or complaint arises
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A person may disclose confidential information when... - Answer- ...a review of
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services of a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder
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A review of services can be determined by a board or a person or group... - Answer-
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...authorized by the board to make an investigation on its behalf
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A review of services can be determined by ________________(1) where the licensee,
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registrant, or certificate holder practices or the medical staff
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____________________(2) - Answer- (1) The governing board of a hospital licensed
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pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25; (2) of the hospital if the medical staff
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operates pursuant to written bylaws approved by the governing board of the hospital
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A review of services can be determined by __________________ if the person has
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signed a release authorizing the review - Answer- A professional review committee
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established pursuant to section 12-245-212 (1)
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A person may disclose confidential information when _________________ a school or
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the occupants of a school. - Answer- A client, regardless of age, makes an articulable
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and significant threat against
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exhibits behaviors that, in the reasonable judgment of the licensee, registrant, or
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certificate holder... - Answer- ....create an articulable and significant threat to the
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health or safety of students, teachers, administrators, or other school personnel.
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A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses information under this
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subsection (2)(d)...
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hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - Answer- ...shall
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A licensee, registrant, or certificate holder who discloses or fails to disclose a
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confidential communication... - Answer- ...with a client in accordance with this
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subsection (2)(d) (A client regardless of age) is not liable for damages in any civil
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action for disclosing or not disclosing the communication. This subsection (2)(d)(III)
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does not rescind any statutory duty to warn and protect specified in, and does not
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eliminate any potential civil liability for failure to comply with, section 13-21-117.
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Subsection (2)(d) does not apply to... v v v v v
hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - Answer- ...an
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education record that, under FERPA, is exempt from the HIPAA privacy rule.
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Subsection (2)(d) applies to covered entities, as defined in HIPAA as...
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hint: (2)(d) = disclosing information from a client, regardless of age. - Answer-
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"Articulable and significant threat" means a threat to the health or safety of a person
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that, based on the totality of the circumstances, can be explained or articulated and
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that constitutes a threat of substantial bodily harm to a person.
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FERPA means... - Answer- the federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
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1974"
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HIPPA means... - Answer- the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
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Act of 1996"
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