Persistent Depressive Disorder Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 4

Question 1

A licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) diagnosing and treating PDD must obtain licensure from which regulatory body?

Accepted Answer

The state licensing board in the state where they practice

Answer

State licensing boards regulate and issue licenses for clinical social workers; requirements vary by state.

Question 2

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mental health and substance use disorder services including PDD treatment are classified as which type of benefit that must be covered by qualified health plans?

Accepted Answer

Essential health benefits (EHBs)

Answer

The ACA designates mental health and substance use disorder services as Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) that qualified health plans must cover.

Question 3

When a provider terminates the therapeutic relationship with a PDD patient, which compliance principle requires providing the patient with referrals and adequate time to seek alternative care?

Accepted Answer

Proper clinical termination (avoiding abandonment)

Answer

Ethical and legal standards require proper clinical termination, including referrals and reasonable notice, to avoid patient abandonment.

Question 4

Which documentation element is most critical for supporting a PDD billing claim under CPT code 90837 (60-minute psychotherapy)?

Accepted Answer

Start and end times of the session with clinical content notes

Answer

Time-based CPT codes like 90837 require documentation of session start and end times, along with clinical content, to support accurate billing.

Question 5

A PDD patient discloses in session that they have a specific, credible plan to harm an identified third party. The clinician's legal obligation to warn or protect that third party is known as which duty?

Accepted Answer

Tarasoff duty (duty to warn/protect)

Answer

Following the Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California ruling, clinicians have a duty to warn or protect identifiable third parties from credible patient threats.

Persistent Depressive Disorder Practice Test

Persistent Depressive Disorder Practice Test

Persistent Depressive Disorder Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 4