Common use of Values Clause in Contracts

Values. Supporting and sustaining families is fundamental to the healthy development of both children and adults. Children's needs are best addressed within their community setting. Parents are equal partners in decision making at every level. Greater progress and growth is achieved when strengths are acknowledged and interventions are designed to build on an individual's identified strengths. A cross-disciplinary team approach enriches creativity, problem-solving, and intervention. Collaboration among agencies creates enhanced resources, improved quality, and greater accountability in the community. Clients and their families have the right to be treated with dignity and respect: Transformations does not discriminate on the bases of race, ethnic group, religion, gender, sexual orientation, political ideation, ability, educational level or previous life condition. You have the right to contribute to the goals, objectives, and interventions of your service plan. You have the right to complain and to expect resolution. You have the right to refuse to continue services at anytime. You and your family have the right to confidentiality. Information about your treatment or services with Transformations can be released to you or others only with your written consent. Exceptions to this law apply when the client or family member is in danger of causing injury to self or someone else. In limited circumstances the courts can force a therapist or service provider to release records to the legal system. As a client or client guardian, you have the responsibility to provide accurate and complete information and to report any changes in the client’s well-being. You have the responsibility to keep all appointments to the best of your ability and to give 24 hour notice to the provider if you are unable to keep an appointment. You are responsible to maintain the client's insurance card and to report any lapse in coverage to the service provider. You are responsible to contribute to the formulation of a treatment plan with its goals and objectives and to follow through with your agreed upon interventions. You are responsible to pay any copays, deductibles or coinsurances that you have agreed upon with your insurance company. THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING. When you/your child begins working with Transformations a record of treatment is made. Typically, this record contains you/your child's history, assessment, medical information, diagnoses, treatment, a plan for future treatment, etc. This information often referred to as you/your child's health or medical record, serves as: *Basis for planning your/your child's care and treatment *Legal document describing the care you/your child received *Means by which you or a third party payer can verify that services billed were provided *A source of data for health officials charged with improving the health of the nation, or needed services for the area *A tool by which future or continual services can be approved Understanding what is in this record will help you to ensure its accuracy, better understand who, what, when and why others may access you/your child's information and help to make more informed decisions when authorizing disclosure to others.