Program Review7.Record Keeping and Fees 6.01-6.07 Flashcards
APA’s Record Keeping Guidelines specify that, in the absence of superseding laws or regulations, a psychologist may consider retaining a client’s full record until____years after termination of services for adults or ___years after a minor reaches the age of majority.
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In many jurisdictions, laws grant ownership of a client’s physical record to the_____ and give clients the right to inspect and amend the information the information contained in the record.
practitioner or institution
HIPAA’s______distinguishes between protected health information (PHI) and psychotherapy notes and allows patients to inspect and obtain a copy of PHI contained in a _______.
Privacy Rule
designated record set
______is also known as the Buckley Amendment and prohibits schools from disclosing personally identifying information from student records without the consent of the parents of student or of eligible students.
FERPA (Family Education Rights Privacy Act)
Standard 6.03 prohibits psychologists from withholding a client’s record because of nonpayment of fees when those records are needed for the client’s__________;and Standard 6.04 requires psychologists to discuss fees and other financial matter with clients.
emergency treatment
as early as is feasible
It is acceptable for psychologists to use a____to obtain outstanding fees from a client, but they must do so only after notifying the client of that intent and giving him/her the opportunity to pay the fees.
collection agency
According to Standard 6.05,barter may be acceptable when it is not______ and not exploitative.
clinically contraindicated
Referral fees are covered in Standard 6.07, which states that they are not prohibited but must be based on the ______of the services provided and not the referral itself.
actual costs
Sliding fee scales are not addressed in the Ethics Code but are generally considered acceptable as long as they are______and serve the best interests of the client.
fair
