Lois Fenne – Legal and Ethical Issues in Behavioral Health in New Mexico

Without proper legal knowledge, it is impossible to stay in You could face serious legal consequences if you don’t comply and financial consequences.

Lois Fenne – Legal and Ethical Issues in Behavioral Health in New Mexico

Overview/Confidentiality of Mental Health Recordings

• When and Whom Records May Be Released
• Mandatory Disclosure Requirements
• Alcohol/Drug and AIDS/HIV Treatment Records
• Not required documentation

HIPAA 101 Federal Confidentiality Regulations

• What is HIPAA Today?
• What are the steps to comply with the Regulations?
• What are You Looking For? “Psychotherapy Notes”?
• When may I release records?
• What amount of paperwork will this take for my office?

Responding to Subpoenas and Court Orders and Law Enforcement

• Subpoenas: Types of subpoenas. Duty to respond. Time limits
• Search Warrants & Court Orders
• Authority to Obtain Information
• Investigative work
• Policy Development and How to Respond

Balancing the Rights of Minors & Parents

• Minors’ Rights
• Age of Majority
• Access to Records
• Minors’ Rights to Refuse/Consent Medication and Treatment
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Treatment Issues Minors
• Parental Rights
• Custodial and Divorce Factors
• Child Abuse Allegations
• Custodial Vs. Non-Custodial Parent’s Rights to Records

Voluntary and Involuntary Mental Health Commitments

• Why use an Involuntary or Voluntary commitment?
• Grounds for Involuntary Complementary Commitment: Dangerousness, as Defined by Statute
• Mental Illness
• Procedures

Professional ethics and Boundary Issues

• Consent Elements and Competency Issues
• Medication: You have the right to refuse
• Restraints and The best way to be alone is solitude
• Individual’s Legal Rights
• Informed Consent
• Boundary Issues: Where the Lines Get Blurred
• Prescription Practices
• Board of Health Professionals Investigation – Disciplinary Proceedings

Legal Liabilities of the Professional

• Warning: Duty to Warn Issues
• Professional Obligations and Standards
• Fraud & Abuse Issues
• Billing & Coding Errors
• Documentation
• Compliance with Contradictory Laws

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Without proper legal awareness, it is impossible to stay in You could face serious legal consequences if you don’t comply and financial consequences. This recording will show you how to continue to help the people you’ve been trained to help while still protecting yourself from many legal pitfalls. If you watch only one recording this year, make it this one.

Attorneys on the move Lois Fenner for an entertaining and enlightening day and You will leave the seminar with a better understanding of the most recent developments New Mexico Laws relating to behavioral health. You will learn practical strategies to reduce stress. and manage legal and Ethical risks and You will be able to implement these risk-reducing strategies immediately in your practice.