tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 13

PRIVACY: Check Out This Tip For HIPAA-Compliant Psychotherapy

For mental health privacy, let patient notes prevail.While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabil-ity Act (HIPAA) doesn't require providers who offer mental health services to disclose psychotherapy notes to their patients, that won't stop many of their patients from demanding them anyway. Advance planning can help providers respond to patients who cry, "Show Me the Notes!"So, what exactly are "psychotherapy notes"? HIPAA's privacy rule (164.501) defines them as an official record, created in any medium by a mental health professional for purposes of treatment, of "the contents of conversation during a private counseling session or a...

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