Confidentiality of Medical Records: HIPAA and other Privacy Rules
October 16, 2007, Fredericksburg, VA (Germanna Community College)
This "nuts and bolts" program will focus on the requirements of the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule and how it interacts with Virginia's privacy laws.
Civil Commitment: Legal Criteria and Guidance
November 9, 2007, Charlottesville, VA (University of Virginia)
This one day program will review the basics of the civil commitment process as it currently exists and will also focus on the DMHMRSAS Commissioner's recently-issued guidance document on implementing outpatient civil commitment.
Informed Consent and Substitute Decision-Making: Law and Clinical Procedures
April 25, 2008, Weyers Cave, VA (Blue Ridge Community College)
This full-day program will focus on the elements required for obtaining a consumer's informed consent to treatment and other matters. We will review in detail the legal alternatives to obtaining substitute consent when the consumer is incapable of making decisions on his or her own behalf.
An Overview of Civil Commitment Law and Changes Made by the 2008 General Assembly
June 4-5, 2008, Charlottesville, VA (Doubletree Hotel)
This one-and-a-half day program will cover legislative changes made in the civil commitment process as well as examine issues that arise out of the work done by the Commonwealth of Virginia Commission on Mental Health Law Reform and the Virginia Tech Review Panel.