Description
Revised 2018 - Includes Customizable HIPAA Forms
This Kit is intended to help psychologists, counselors, MFTs, social workers, psychiatrists, and other psychotherapists and mental health professionals, who are primarily in solo private practice or in small group practices, to become compliant with the HIPAA regulations. Ideally, you have already complied with HIPAA regulations by now. However, if you missed the deadlines, it is best that you become compliant as soon as you can.
When it comes to HIPAA, "later is better, safer and smarter than never." HIPAA regulations are complex and are still being clarified all these years later. State laws are also changing and, consequently, so is the interaction between HIPAA and state laws. Consequently, it will take many more years, more clarification by HHS, and several case laws to reach more clarity about HIPAA. Due to the lack of finality and clarity regarding parts of the regulations, you must look at the process of HIPAA compliance as a long, evolving journey.
The intention of this Kit is to provide a basic understanding for psychotherapists, and is not meant to be the ultimate or the definitive HIPAA resource. It is highly recommended that therapists continually use many other guides or manuals and attend different seminars rather than rely on one source when attempting to comply with HIPAA.
Unlike many other HIPAA manuals, this Kit is written in simple, understandable language. Dr. Zur has distilled out what he considers to be most relevant and important, and he gives basic suggestions and practical tools to aid psychotherapists in becoming compliant. For the sake of clarity, he has weeded out the enormous number of regulations that are not highly relevant for psychotherapists in private practice. Sometimes simplicity and clarity comes at the expense of providing all the available information on a certain topic. Giving all the pertinent information on all topics would result in an overwhelmingly large document that, in all likelihood, would not be helpful or even be read by most psychotherapists.
This course meets the requirement for the risk management discount for the American Professional Agency.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive.
This CE program is designated as beginner.
Content Category: Ethics
There are no known conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose
Author Bio
Ofer Zur, PhD, is a consultant, licensed psychologist, writer, forensic consultant, and lecturer from Sonoma, CA. He is a pioneer in the development of the ethical and effective managed-care-free practice and is a prolific writer and researcher. Dr. Zur taught for many years at several Bay Area graduate schools, such as CSPP/Alameda and CIIS/San Francisco as well as the preparatory courses for licensing exams in CA. He has trained thousands of psychotherapists in his seminars, lectures and private consultations on how to successfully build an ethical, effective and thriving private practice. He teaches workshops on ethics, illness, the art of consulting, speed and technology, and dual relationships.
Roy Huggins, LPC NCC. Director, Person-Centered tech, Subject Matter Expert
CE Approvals
At Health, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. At Health, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
At Health, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6949. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. At Health, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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At Health, LLC, Provider #1707, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. At Health, LLC, maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/3/2023-5/3/2026.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social work in Arkansas. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, master's level psychologists, licensed clinical psychotherapists, and alcohol and other drug abuse counselors in Kansas. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for mental health practice and for social work in Nebraska. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for psychologists, pastoral psychotherapists, clinical social workers, clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and alcohol and drug abuse counselors in New Hampshire. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social workers, professional counselors, marital and family therapists, and clinical pastoral therapists in Tennessee. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
Other jurisdictions may accept trainings offered by At Health, LLC for your continuing education requirements. Restrictions may apply. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.”
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Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Feb 13, 2025.
Learning Objectives
This course will teach the participant to:
- Discuss the basics of HIPAA
- List the simple steps to becoming compliant
- Apply the provided HIPAA Compliant Checklists
- Use the provided basic ready-to-use forms
- Summarize the Privacy, Security, and Transaction Rules
- Integrate the most recent HIPAA updates
- Summarize the Omnibus or Final Rule of 2013
- Describe updates and applications of the Security Rule
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