Legal Information – Virginia
Good ethical practice requires a knowledge of laws that can affect clients’ rights and an ethical understanding about how to respond to them. Virginia’s laws are more complicated than most. This section includes links to legal standards of practice from the Virginia licensing boards, Virginia statutes and court cases affecting confidentiality; legal opinions about rights of Virginia minors; updates about recent legal changes, and essays about the ethical impact of Virginia’s unprotective Privilege laws.
- Ethical and Legal Responsibilities of Virginia Mental Health Professionals in Response to a Subpoena
- Legally-Required Reports of Misconduct By Licensed/Certified Mental Health Service Providers, As Required by Virginia Law or Regulation
- Privileged Communications Statutes In Virginia Compared to Other States
- Privileged Communications: In Contrast to Virginia, 13 States Have Psychologist-Client Privilege Statutes Modeled after Attorney-Client Privilege
- Virginia Reporting Laws
- Virginia Supreme Court:
Fairfax Hospital vs. Patricia Curtis - U. S. SUPREME COURT: Jaffe vs. Redmond -(Applies only in federal court cases)
- Rights of Separated/Divorced Parents to Consent to Mental Health Services for Minor Child
- Rights of Virginia Minors Under HIPAA – (Legal Opinion re: Consent and Disclosure)
- VIRGINIA MINORS’ LEGAL RIGHTS: RIGHT TO CONSENT TO TREATMENT; ACCESS TO & DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS OF OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
