Only Psychotherapy notes collected by a psychotherapist during a counseling session are considered PHI.
Not exact matches
Response:
Psychotherapy notes may
only be disclosed pursuant to an authorization, except under limited circumstances.
Response: We conducted fact - finding with providers and other knowledgeable parties to determine the standard practice of psychotherapists and determined that
only some psychotherapists keep separate files with
notes pertaining to
psychotherapy sessions.
(ii) An authorization for a use or disclosure of
psychotherapy notes may
only be combined with another authorization for a use or disclosure of
psychotherapy notes;
The
only type of protected health information that we treat with heightened protection is
psychotherapy notes.
Response: We disagree with the commenter who asserted that
psychotherapy notes should
only be used by or disclosed to coroners and medical examiners with authorization.
The
only limitations are that an authorization for the use or disclosure of
psychotherapy notes may not be combined with an authorization for the use or disclosure of other types of protected health information and that an authorization that is a condition of treatment, payment, enrollment, or eligibility may not be combined with any other authorization.