New Patients will be scheduled for a Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment (CDA) which is approximately 1 ½ hours in duration, with a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. This appointment is a set of evaluation procedures administered to obtain information about the person’s development, learning, memory, academics, behavior, and mental health. This assessment is vital in allowing your provider(s) the ability to establish an accurate treatment plan
TO TREAT AND TO USE AND TO DISCLOSE YOUR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR TREATMENT
By signing this form, you agree to our “Notice of Privacy Practice”. The patient or parent/guardian consents and authorizes Pearl Health Clinic to provide treatment. Failure to sign this form will terminate all services provided at Pearl Health Clinic. This form constitutes an agreement between,
Reason for Consent
Pearl Health Clinic is committed to providing the highest quality of care. For this reason, we coordinate care with your Primary Care Physicians, insurance provider, government entities, pharmacy databases, and others pertinent to your treatment. When we examine, diagnose, treat, or refer you to another provider, we will be collecting/sharing Protective Health Information (PHI) about you. This information is used to decide what treatment(s) are best for you and to provide treatment(s) to you. Understand that many treatment options provided at Pearl Health Clinic also require that we pre-authorize that service or treatment before we begin the specified treatment. Not having current and accurate information can delay those services or result in those services being denied. Policies and agreements highlighted in this informed consent, Primary Care Physician, Mandated reporting requirements, Client Rights, and Prescription History. Please refer to the “Notice of Privacy Practice” to get further detail or clarification. If you do not have a copy, you can obtain one with our Front Office Staff or online at www.pearlhealth.org. These policies are susceptible to change and as these changes occur, so may our “Notice of Privacy Practice”. Changes will be updated as needed.
Primary Care Physician
Mandated Reporting
Treatment providers and staff are mandated reporters. We are required by law to report a “reasonable suspicion” for threats of harm against yourself or others to the appropriate authorities and persons of interest.
Client Rights
You have the right to request Pearl Health Clinic and its staff to not disclose information regarding treatment, payment, and/or administrative purposes. Requests must be made in writing with dates and signatures. PHC will make every effort to respect your requests, however, PHC retains the right to determine the appropriateness of the requests as PHC is compelled to follow HIPAA laws as well as other state and federal regulations. Processing claims and mandated reporting requirements are examples of requests that will be rejected. You have the right to revoke this consent at any time. This must be submitted in writing and will be processed through the Reception Staff. Disclosure of your information will cease, effective the date of the letter revoking consent. Any information disclosed on or before revoking consent, cannot be changed. Please keep in mind that revoking this request may limit the effectiveness of treatment and/or disrupt treatment.
Prescription History
By signing this form, you agree to the access/review of your external prescriptions history obtained from local and national pharmacy databases. Use of this information is used internally for your healthcare and will not be released without your consent, unless deemed medically necessary.
I understand that if I am the custodial parent or guardian, medical record information will be released only upon my request. You may sign and complete a written “Release of Information” (ROI), which will be maintained on file with Pearl Health Clinic. This release shall indicate who this information shall be disclosed to. Please note that non-custodial parents or guardians with appropriate legal documentation shall have access to these records, regardless of if there is a release on file.
I authorize Pearl Health Clinic to be able to speak with the following people regarding my medical information: