Professional Ethics & Standards Flashcards
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Under HIPAA, an OTR may share a client's protected health information without authorization when:
Answer: Required for treatment coordination with the care team
HIPAA permits disclosure of PHI for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations without explicit authorization.
An OTR is treating a client in a setting where the employer requires use of a non-evidence-based intervention. The OTR should:
Answer: Discuss concerns with the supervisor and advocate for evidence-based practice
OTRs have a professional duty to advocate for evidence-based care while working within the system to effect change.
A student OT fieldwork intern asks an OTR to co-sign notes for treatment the OTR did not supervise. The OTR should:
Answer: Refuse, as this would misrepresent supervisory involvement
Co-signing notes for unsupervised treatment constitutes fraudulent documentation and violates veracity and professional standards.
Which of the following best describes 'informed consent' in occupational therapy?
Answer: An ongoing process where the client understands and agrees to the nature and risks of treatment
Informed consent is an ongoing process requiring that clients understand the nature, benefits, risks, and alternatives of proposed interventions.
A client with mild cognitive impairment wants to make a treatment decision that the OTR believes is not in the client's best interest. The OTR should:
Answer: Honor the client's decision after ensuring they have the capacity to make it and understand the consequences
Autonomy requires respecting clients' self-determination when they have decision-making capacity, even when the therapist disagrees with the choice.
The AOTA Standards of Practice specify that OT evaluations must:
Answer: Be based on referral, client needs, and results of the evaluation process
AOTA Standards of Practice state that the OT evaluation is directed by referral or request and guided by the client's occupational needs.
When an OTR has a personal values conflict with a client's lifestyle choices that may affect care, the ethical response is to:
Answer: Provide unbiased care or refer to another qualified provider if objectivity cannot be maintained
Justice requires equitable treatment; if personal values interfere with objectivity, the OTR must either provide unbiased care or arrange for a qualified referral.