Maintaining understanding and compliance with the tenets of HIPAA is critical for client safety and trust. Under HIPAA, PHI cannot be used or shared without the client’s written permission.

This is one of the client rights provided under federal law. Other client rights offered under federal statute include those in the Affordable Care Act.

tenets of HIPAA — critical for client safety and trust. duty to warn — professional responsibility to warn another person if they are being threatened. mandatory reporting — obligation to report to stated authorities when neglect or abuse is suspected. right to privacy — belief that one’s personal information is protected from public access.