mental health

Week 4 of Educational Series on Mental Health in Florida: Understanding the Duty to Warn

         When a person expresses intent to harm someone, mental health providers are required to notify the intended victim(s). This requires the disclosure of this information to the person at risk. This does not, however, allow providers to disclose other information, such as the patient’s diagnosis or treatment; the patient still has rights to privacy …

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Top 10 Misunderstandings Related to Mental Health Care Procedures in Florida

Education for Legal Professionals: Week 3 If a person voluntarily checks themself into a mental health facility, they are not able to leave the facility unless the attending provider consents. The patient can fill out a form to formally apply to be discharged and the provider has up to 24 hours to agree or decline. …

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Understanding Psychiatric-Mental Health Patient Records in Florida: A Discussion of Week 1 Questions and Answers

This is week 2 of an educational series, created to help attorneys, paralegals, and legal nurse consultants review psychiatric-mental health patient records efficiently and thoroughly. Last week, I posted a few questions about psychiatric-mental health records. This week, we are going to review them and discuss some of the many possible answers. Have ALL records …

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Educational Series for Legal Professionals: Understanding Psychiatric-Mental Health Patient Records in Florida

Greetings, readers, and welcome back! This is week 1 of an educational series, created to help attorneys, paralegals, and legal nurse consultants review psychiatric-mental health patient records efficiently and thoroughly. Psychiatric-mental health patient records are complex and contain legal documents which are not part of non-psychiatric medical records. If given these records to review, would …

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