What is confidentiality?
Confidentiality means that information about you is never released to others without your written permission. Everything said in therapy is confidential and will not be disclosed except when reporting is required or permitted by the HIPAA Privacy Standard (see below) or Washington state law. Exceptions to confidentiality include the following: • suspected abuse of a child, developmentally disabled person, or a dependent adult; • potential suicidal behavior; • threatened harm to another, which may include knowledge that the client is HIV positive when there is an unwillingness to inform individuals with whom the client is intimately involved; and • when required by compulsory process. Information may also be disclosed if you sign a written authorization or in the event that you file a complaint against your counselor. Payment by check, bank or credit card allows bank employees to view names of CHARIS clients. If you have caller identification on your phone, the name of the agency may ap
Confidentiality means that information about you is never released to others without your written permission. Everything said in therapy is confidential and will not be disclosed except when reporting is required or permitted by the HIPAA Privacy Standard (see below) or Texas state law. Exceptions to confidentiality include the following: Suspected abuse of a child, developmentally disabled person, or a dependent adult; Potential suicidal behavior; and when required by compulsory process. Information may also be disclosed if you sign a written authorization or in the event that you file a complaint against your counselor. Payment by check allows bank employees to view names of CHARIS clients. If you have caller identification on your phone, the name of the agency may appear on the monitor. Further, if you seek insurance reimbursement, you will need to sign a form allowing CHARIS to release confidential information to the insurance company in order to facilitate payment. In keeping with
Individuals who contact the Hotline may request confidentiality and ask that their identities not be revealed. However, a complainant’s identity may be revealed if it is unavoidable to effectively investigate the alleged matter or as otherwise required by law. The Inspector General Act of 1978 provides that, after receipt of a complaint or information from an employee, the Inspector General shall not disclose that employee’s identity without the employee’s consent, unless the Inspector General determines such disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation. Please note that individuals who contact the Hotline via electronic mail cannot be assured of confidentiality due to the non-secure nature of electronic mail systems. Callers can also request to remain anonymous and not give their name at all.
Confidentiality: Kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly Persons who contact the Office of the Inspector General may request confidentiality; however your identity may be revealed if it is the only way to effectively investigate the alleged matter or as otherwise required by law.
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