Whether or not you plan on continuing to provide telementalhealth counseling, mental health professionals are required to maintain HIPAA compliance, including both the Privacy Rule (Protected Health Information) and Security Rule (HITECH).
In regards to HIPAA and HITECH requirements, Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards are presented in the training. Examples of paperwork used by Center for Counseling and Family Relationships (CCFAM) are given including: Privacy Practices, Business Associate Agreements, and Risk Assessments to meet HIPAA requirements. The training also includes examples of CCFAM’s Telemental Health Intake Paperwork, Telemental Health Informed Consent, Supervision Telemental Health Consent, and a Spanish version of our Telemental Health Intake Paperwork.