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Does HIPAA treat mental health differently?

April 26, 2017hipaa mental health treat

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Does HIPAA treat mental health differently?

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Every provider must follow all of the HIPAA regulations. HIPAA does not treat mental health care providers any differently, except to define what a psychotherapy note can be, what you can exclude, and what separate authorizations you need. As far as the codes, there are no special provisions for mental health care providers. Mental health care providers are subject to HIPAA standard procedure codes–ICD-9.