LAW AND ETHICS FOR COUNTY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4,
2020 – 8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. (REGISTRATION & MORNING REFRESHMENTS:
8:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.) LUNCH PROVIDED – (6) CE CREDITS LOCATION -
BERKELEY YACHT CLUB – 1 SEAWALL DRIVE – BERKELEY, CA 94710
TRAINER: LINDA J. GARRETT, JD - LINDA GARRETT HAS BEEN PROVIDING RISK
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND PROVIDERS FOR OVER 25
YEARS. AS THE LOSS PREVENTION CONSULTANT FOR THE CSAC EXCESS INSURANCE
AUTHORITY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PROGRAMS, SHE PROVIDES SERVICES TO OVER
50 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC ENTITY HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND CORRECTIONAL
HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS TO SEVERAL COUNTY HOSPITALS IN
CALIFORNIA, AND NEVADA RURAL HOSPITALS. SHE TRAINS PROVIDERS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ON A VARIETY OF MEDICAL/LEGAL TOPICS INCLUDING
CONSENT, CHARTING, MANDATED REPORTING, INVOLUNTARY MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT, PATIENTS’ RIGHTS, AND FEDERAL AND STATE MEDICAL
CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS (INCLUDING HIPAA/HITECH ACT, AND 42 CFR PART 2).
BEFORE WORKING AS A RISK MANAGER, MS. GARRETT PRACTICED AS A MEDICAL
MALPRACTICE DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR A LAW FIRM IN SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY AND UC HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW. TRAINING DESCRIPTION THIS
WILL BE A SIX-HOUR POWER-POINT PRESENTATION, WITH TIME FOR QUESTIONS
AND DISCUSSION DURING AND FOLLOWING EACH TOPIC. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE A
REVIEW OF NEW LEGISLATION AFFECTING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THEIR
PATIENTS INCLUDING NEW RULES AFFECTING LICENSURE AND TRAINING, MINOR
CONSENT, MANDATED REPORTERS, DRUG PRESCRIBING AND INVOLUNTARY
TREATMENT. ALSO, INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE NEW 42 CFR PART 2
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CONFIDENTIALITY REGULATIONS THAT BECAME
EFFECTIVE IN 2017, AS WELL AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED CHANGES. WE WILL ALSO
REVIEW HIPAA AND STATE LAW PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES, AND
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS. FINALLY WE WILL REVIEW "HOT TOPICS" IN THE
NEWS AND HOW INDIVIDUAL FREE SPEECH MAY TRIGGER ETHICAL CONCERNS
RELATED TO DUAL RELATIONSHIPS AND BOUNDARY ISSUES.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, ATTENDEES WILL BE ABLE TO:
• DESCRIBE THE EXPANSION OF MINOR CONSENT LAWS TO INCLUDE TREATMENT
FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE;
• ARTICULATE TWO WAYS THAT STATE LAW HAS CHANGED TO ADDRESS
INVOLUNTARY HOLD PROCESSES;
• STATE TWO WAYS THAT THE RULES FOR DEALING WITH THE RELEASE OF SUD
INFORMATION HAVE CHANGED UNDER THE 2017 REGULATIONS;
• PROVIDE THREE EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL MEDIA PARTICIPATION THAT COULD
CREATE "DUAL RELATIONSHIP" OR "BOUNDARY ISSUES" WITH A CLIENT.
CE CREDITS
This Course meets the qualifications for 6-hours of CE Credit for
LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs; as required by the California Board
of Behavioral Sciences. However, you must attend the entire training
to qualify for CE Credit. Certificates will be issued within 30-days.
The City of BERKELEY is approved by California Association of Marriage
and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs and
LCSWs; the provider number is 140938. The City of BERKELEY maintains
responsibility for this program/course and its content. If you would
like to attend this free training, please email
bawhite@cityofberkeley.info. For additional information and to request
an accommodation for special needs, or file a complaint, please call
(510) 981-7646. Cancellation Policy: Attendees will receive advance
notification in the event of a cancellation.
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