Psychotherapy
Notes Under HIPPA
nSo far,
“Psychotherapy Notes” are not considered part of the patient’s chart/health record for purposes of routine
disclosure (logical
interpretation)
nPsychotherapists can
release the following (read minimum necessary)
without special authorization from the patient because they document only the analysis of content and conversations. The following are not considered
psychotherapy notes (read
minimum necessary).
nDiagnosis,
functional status, Tx plan, symptoms, prognosis, progress, medical prescription & monitoring, session start and
stop times, modality,
frequency of Tx, results of clinical tests…
nContent,
conversations and everything else are psychotherapy notes (read more than minimum necessary).