Common use of Psychotherapy Notes Clause in Contracts

Psychotherapy Notes. We maintain psychotherapy notes separately from the remainder of our records. Use or disclosure of these notes will occur only under these circumstances: (a) you specifically authorize their use or disclosure in a separate written authorization; (b) the therapist who wrote the notes uses them for your treatment; (c) we may use them for our own training programs in which students, trainees, or practitioners in mental health learn under supervision to practice or improve their skills in group, joint, family, or individual counseling; (d) if you bring a legal action and we have to defend ourselves; and (e) certain limited circumstances defined by law.

Psychotherapy Notes. We maintain psychotherapy notes separately from the remainder of our records. Use or disclosure disclo- sure of these notes will occur only under these circumstances: (a) you specifically authorize their use or disclosure in a separate written authorization; (b) the therapist who wrote the notes uses them for your treatment; (c) we may use them for our own training programs in which students, trainees, or practitioners in mental health learn under supervision supervi- sion to practice or improve their skills in group, joint, family, or individual counseling; (d) if you bring a legal action and we have to defend ourselves; and (e) certain limited circumstances defined by law.