Contact hours: 2

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LMHC

LEARNER OBJECTIVES

• Learn why HIPAA was created
• Define Protected Health Information or PHI
• Identify special requirements regarding transmission of Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Identify consumer rights with regard to thier PHI
• Explain what the Marchman act is
• Define substance abuse
• Explain the different types of admissions
• List involuntary admission criteria
• Describe the process for filing a petition for a Marchman act