TESTIFYING IN COURT. Contractor personnel shall be aware that they might, from time to time, be subpoenaed to testify in court or at a deposition regarding medical treatment. Overtime, if any, associated with this obligation is the responsibility of the Contractor. Contractor will keep the Agency informed of any and all requests.
TESTIFYING IN COURT. Due to the nature of the therapeutic process and that it often involves making a full disclosure of many confidential and intimate matters, it is agreed that should there be legal proceedings, neither you or your attorney or anyone else acting on your behalf will call me to testify in court or at any proceedings nor will a disclosure of the psychotherapy records be requested. However, if I should receive a subpoena by the Court, you will be responsible for my individual hourly court fee ($300), which is applied for all professional time allocated for my services (e.g. travel time, paperwork time, etc.). In addition you may be asked to sign a Court Appearance Contractual Agreement.
TESTIFYING IN COURT. Any employee subpoenaed by another governmental agency to testify in court may be granted civil leave if that employee is not a plaintiff or defendant in such legal action.
TESTIFYING IN COURT. Marriage and Family Therapists serving in a clinical role must comply with the AAMFT Code of Ethics Principle 3.14, which states: “To avoid a conflict of interest, marriage and family therapists who treat minors or adults involved in custody or visitation actions may not also perform forensic evaluations for custody, residence, or visitation of the minor. The marriage and family therapist who treats the minor may provide the court or mental health professional performing the evaluation with information about the minor from the marriage and family therapist’s perspective. For example if you choose to subpoena your therapist regarding custody arrangements your therapist will only be able to respond with “I have not conducted the evaluation necessary to provide an opinion on this issue, so I cannot answer the question.” This is due to the above stated AAMFT Code of Ethics. Please initial stating that you agree not to subpoena your therapist due to custody or visitation actions. This authorization may be revoked at any time, however prior to revocation, therapy will be conducted as above. Unless revoked, this authorization will be in force for a year following the cessation of treatment. Acknowledgements (please initial below) I have received a copy of the Notice of Privacy Practices if requested, I have received a copy of this Information and Agreement for Services I am authorizing my therapist to consult with her colleagues as needed (using nonspecific information) I/we agree to the provisions for treatment of a minor not applicable I agree that any information that was not clear to me regarding my agreement for therapy and financial responsibility have been explained to my satisfaction. Patient Signature Parent/Guardian I have presented the issues above to my client(s). My observations of his/her behavior(s) and responses give me no reason to believe that he/she is not fully competent to give informed and willing consent.
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