A former client contacts the therapist 10 years after termination requesting their records. The therapist has destroyed the records per the retention schedule. What should the therapist do?
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A
Recreate the records from memory to assist the client
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B
Inform the client that the records were destroyed per the legally required retention schedule
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C
Deny that records ever existed to avoid liability
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D
Contact the client's insurance company to retrieve billing records