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Navigating HIPAA and FERPA for School-Based Support Providers
This course provides a clear and practical overview of how the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) apply to student records and behavioral health services provided in educational settings. Participants will learn to navigate legal and ethical boundaries around confidentiality, develop informed policies and procedures, and apply best practices to real-world school scenarios. The course uses guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to demonstrate how privacy laws apply across multiple service models.
Author
Adam Sipes, M.A., PPS, LPCC
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Analyze the regulatory scope of HIPAA's Privacy Rule and FERPA's protections for education records, differentiating the conditions under which each statute governs clinical documentation in school-based practice.
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Evaluate common information-sharing scenarios in school settings to determine the applicable federal privacy framework and the corresponding consent, disclosure, and documentation requirements.
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Apply the FERPA treatment records exception and the HIPAA-FERPA intersection rules to clinical decision-making when managing protected health information within educational environments.
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Design compliant documentation and information-sharing protocols for school-based clinical practice that address parental consent, interagency coordination, and dual-role confidentiality obligations.
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Differentiate the privacy compliance obligations of community-based clinicians providing services on school campuses from those of school-employed mental health professionals.
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