Ethical & Legal Compliance Flashcards
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A staff member witnesses a colleague use a restraint technique that appears excessive. What is their ethical obligation under CPI principles?
Answer: Report the incident through proper channels immediately
CPI ethics require staff to report unsafe or excessive interventions through proper reporting channels to protect service users.
Under HIPAA, which of the following disclosures of a patient's crisis history is permissible without written authorization?
Answer: Disclosing to treatment team members for care coordination
HIPAA permits disclosure within a treatment team for purposes of care coordination without separate written authorization.
Which legal doctrine most directly supports a staff member's right to use reasonable physical intervention during an imminent safety threat?
Answer: Duty to protect / defense of others
The duty to protect and defense-of-others doctrine legally justifies reasonable force when an imminent threat to safety exists.
An organization's written policy permits a restraint technique that has since been prohibited by a new state regulation. Which source of authority takes precedence?
Answer: State regulation, because laws supersede internal policies
State regulations carry the force of law and supersede conflicting organizational policies.
What does the ethical principle of 'non-maleficence' specifically require of CPI-trained staff?
Answer: Avoiding actions that cause unnecessary harm
Non-maleficence means 'do no harm' — staff must avoid interventions that cause unnecessary injury or distress.
A CPI-trained employee fails to document a restraint event. What is the primary legal risk of this omission?
Answer: Lack of evidence of compliance with safety protocols, creating liability
Incomplete documentation creates legal liability by eliminating evidence that proper protocols were followed.
Which scenario best exemplifies a boundary violation that could expose a CPI practitioner to legal liability?
Answer: Sharing personal contact information with a client for non-clinical reasons
Sharing personal contact information crosses professional boundaries and can create dual-relationship liability.