Producer: VPA/Brattleboro Retreat
In the first installment of our lunchtime series, we will discuss the documentation needed when you begin your practice and the details that go into that documentation, such as informed consent, billing disclosures (related to the No-Surprise Billing Act), minority consent to psychotherapy, disclosures of qualifications, and other required details. The goal is to help psychologists and other clinicians ensure they are minimizing risk to themselves and fully informing clients of their rights and responsibilities.
This webinar will be geared to Vermont law, where state law applies, but will also discuss general risk management techniques and federal requirements that apply to all states.
1.5 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists, and is also approved by the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners to sponsor continuing education for psychologists licensed in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for continuing education credit for licensed independent clinical social workers in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types;
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health for continuing education credit for licensed clinical mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types:
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
This continuing education course has been approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, , for licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselors in Vermont.
1.5 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Connecticut accepts these credits for continuing education for psychologists in Connecticut pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-191c(b). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Veterans' Mental Health:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing educaiton for psychologists. Based on this approval, this course is pre-approved for credit for Connecticut licensed professional counselors under Conn. Agencies Regs § 20-195cc-3(a)(1). This course is intended to qualify for mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Veterans' Mental Health:
1.5 CE Contact Hours
The Vermont Psychological Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0210. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated continuing education topics as follows:
Ethics:
Professional Boundaries:
1.5 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The Vermont Psychological Association maintains responsibility for its programs and their content. Psychologists and other professionals licensed in states whose respective licensing boards approve continuing education offered by APA-approved sponsors may earn continuing education credits for this course.
| APA Informed Consent Guidance (502.5 KB) | 7 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Speaker Slides (1.8 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Shireen has been practicing law in Vermont for nearly thirty years, with her primary focus on health law. As the senior healthcare attorney, Shireen and her team represent all types of health-related entities, such as Hospitals, Designated Agencies, Special Services Agencies, Long Term Care Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Professional Associations, Vendors, and Individual Clinicians and Practices. The team's services run the gamut of what our clients experience, with a dedication to responsiveness and full coverage. Hospital and other facility clients do not go on vacation, so the ability to be accessible at key times is paramount.
Shireen's individual focus is on Compliance, Certificates of Need, Medical Staff Matters, Professional Licensure, Reimbursement Issues, Contract and Employment Matters, and Governance, with a focus on Non-profit Law. The Healthcare team frequently has matters pending before the Green Mountain Care Board, the Vermont Board of Medical Practice, the Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit, and the Department of Vermont Health Access.
Describe and create the patient and clinical documents necessary to starting a practice.
Explain the essential elements included in patient and clinical documents.
An understanding of other risk management considerations related to patient and clinical documents in starting a practice.
