Alabama Mental Health and the Law 2014

Carey McRae and Jennifer Hoover Clark were presenters at the Health Ed seminar Alabama Mental Health & the Law 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Carey is a partner in the Birmingham office and his presentation was entitled "Alabama Law Updates" and explored the following topics:

• Mandatory & Permissive Reporting of Abuse & Neglect of Minors, Elders & Protected Persons
• Profession-Specific Issues: Confidentiality/Privilege; Duty to Warn
• Subpoenas, Court Orders & Other Releases

Jennifer is a partner in the Birmingham office and her presentation was entitled "HIPAA/HITECH Update" and detailed the following topics:

• The Psychotherapy Notes Exception
• Individual Rights Under HIPAA: Notice, Access, Amendments & Accounting
• Health IT Infrastructure & Electronic Health Records
• Electronic Communication & Mobile Devices