OLERE - Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Fee Arrangements and Business Practices Flashcards
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An Oklahoma LPC who owns a referral network and receives payment for sending clients to their own practice is engaging in:
Answer: An unethical conflict of interest and a likely violation of fee-splitting prohibitions
Self-referral with financial kickbacks creates an undisclosed conflict of interest and violates fee-splitting prohibitions that protect clients from financially motivated clinical decisions.
Under Oklahoma ethical standards, a counselor should only bill for services that:
Answer: Were actually rendered and fall within the counselor's licensed scope of practice
Billing must be based on services that were actually provided and that fall within the counselor's professional scope — billing for unrendered or out-of-scope services is fraudulent.
A comprehensive written fee agreement between an Oklahoma LPC and a new client should include:
Answer: Fee amounts, payment schedule, billing procedures, insurance information, and consequences of non-payment
A complete financial agreement covers all aspects of the billing relationship including fees, schedule, insurance, billing process, and what happens if payment is not made.
When an Oklahoma LPC provides court-ordered counseling services, the fee arrangement should:
Answer: Be disclosed to all relevant parties and structured to avoid conflicts of interest affecting clinical objectivity
Court-ordered services require transparent fee arrangements disclosed to all parties, and the financial structure must not compromise the counselor's clinical independence or objectivity.
Oklahoma LPCs who accept credit cards or electronic payments for counseling services are ethically required to:
Answer: Follow all applicable privacy and financial security standards to protect client payment information
Payment processing must comply with financial privacy and security standards to protect clients' confidential financial information alongside their clinical information.
Which of the following BEST represents ethical business practices for an Oklahoma LPC operating a private practice?
Answer: Advertising truthfully, establishing transparent fees, maintaining clear boundaries, and avoiding conflicts of interest
Ethical business practice requires honest advertising, transparent financial arrangements, clear professional boundaries, and the avoidance of arrangements that create conflicts of interest or misrepresentation.