Confidentiality and Informed Consent Flashcards
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A client with an intellectual disability is referred for testing. Who determines whether the client can provide informed assent?
Answer: The supervising licensed psychologist
The supervising psychologist determines capacity to provide assent and ensures legal guardians provide consent when needed.
Under which federal law must healthcare entities provide clients with a Notice of Privacy Practices before collecting health information?
Answer: HIPAA Privacy Rule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires covered entities to provide a Notice of Privacy Practices explaining how health information will be used and protected.
A psychometrist receives a subpoena for a client's test records. The correct first step is to:
Answer: Notify the supervising psychologist and consult legal counsel
A subpoena is not automatically a court order; legal counsel and the supervising psychologist must be consulted before releasing records.
The 'minimum necessary' standard under HIPAA requires that disclosures of protected health information be:
Answer: Limited to only what is needed to accomplish the purpose
The minimum necessary standard restricts disclosures to only the information required to fulfill the specific purpose.
If a client revokes consent to release information after testing is complete, the psychometrist should:
Answer: Honor the revocation for future disclosures but cannot undo past disclosures already made
Clients may revoke consent at any time, but revocation does not apply retroactively to disclosures already lawfully made.
A school psychometrist is asked to share a student's test data with a classroom teacher. This is permissible under FERPA if:
Answer: The teacher has a legitimate educational interest in the information
FERPA permits disclosure to school officials, including teachers, who have a legitimate educational interest in accessing the records.
A psychometrist is testing an inmate at a correctional facility. Which statement best describes the informed consent challenge in this context?
Answer: Voluntariness of consent may be compromised by the coercive institutional environment
In correctional settings, the power imbalance and institutional environment can compromise the voluntariness of informed consent.