Client Records

Catalog description

This course will provide candidates with the ethical and legal standards of maintaining client records within various professional settings in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (e.g., schools, clinics, hospitals, etc.). Topics covered in this course will include maintaining and protecting client records, confidentiality of records, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), and other laws and ethical codes involving client records.