Question

question 12 (2.5 points)
most ethical codes specify that therapists should ______.

○ be available to their clients even when they are on vacation
○ inform clients that their records are inaccessible to them
○ inform clients that a diagnosis can become a permanent part of their file and
have ramifications in terms of cost of insurance, long - term insurability, and
employment
○ alter case notes that are damaging to the client if they are subpoenaed into court

question 13 (2.5 points)
the hipaa privacy rule was designed to provide a uniform level of privacy and
security on the federal level. this privacy rule, which applies to both paper and
electronic transmissions of protected health information by covered entities,
developed out of the concern that transmission of healthcare information through
electronic means could lead to widespread gaps in the protection of client

Explanation:

Question 12

• For the first option: Therapists aren't required to be available on vacation (they can have coverage or set boundaries), so this is incorrect.
• Second option: Clients have a right to access their records in most ethical and legal frameworks, so informing them records are inaccessible is wrong.
• Third option: Ethical codes require therapists to inform clients about how a diagnosis can affect insurance, employability, etc., as it's part of informed consent regarding the implications of their diagnosis.
• Fourth option: Altering case notes is unethical and illegal (falsifying records), so this is incorrect.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule is about protecting health information (both paper and electronic) for covered entities. It was created due to concerns about gaps in protecting client health info when transmitted electronically. If the question was, for example, about what the HIPAA Privacy Rule is for, the explanation would center on its role in uniform federal - level privacy/security for protected health info. But since the question is cut off, we can note the key points of the HIPAA Privacy Rule as described: designed for uniform federal privacy/security of protected health info (paper and electronic) by covered entities, developed due to concerns about electronic healthcare info transmission gaps.

Answer:

C. inform clients that a diagnosis can become a permanent part of their file and have ramifications in terms of cost of insurance, long - term insurability, and employment

Question 13 (incomplete, but based on the given part)